Turkey Creek is a 2.91 mi (4.68 km) long 1st order tributary to Stewarts Creek in Carroll County, Virginia.
Turkey Creek Tributary to Stewarts Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Carroll |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Crooked Creek divide |
• location | about 0.5 miles south of Pipers Gap, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°37′16″N 080°45′45″W[1] |
• elevation | 2,600 ft (790 m)[2] |
Mouth | |
• location | about 0.25 miles west of Lambsburg, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°34′59″N 080°46′09″W[1] |
• elevation | 1,440 ft (440 m)[3] |
Length | 2.91 mi (4.68 km)[4] |
Basin size | 1.39 square miles (3.6 km2)[5] |
Discharge | |
• location | Stewarts Creek |
• average | 3.11 cu ft/s (0.088 m3/s) at mouth with Stewarts Creek[5] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Stewarts Creek → Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Yadkin River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Blue Ridge School Road, Lambsburg Road |
Turkey Creek rises about 0.5 miles south of Pipers Gap in Carroll County and then flows generally south to join Stewarts Creek about 0.25 miles west of Lambsburg, Virginia.[3]
Turkey Creek drains 1.39 square miles (3.6 km2) of area, receives about 53.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 266.95, and is about 87% forested.[5]
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