Turnbull Creek is a 27.78 mi (44.71 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Bladen County, North Carolina.

Turnbull Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Bladen Cumberland
Physical characteristics
Source	between Bushy Lake and Rollins Pond
• location	about 5 miles west-southwest of Roseboro, North Carolina
• coordinates	34°54′19″N 078°41′10″W[1]
• elevation	110 ft (34 m)[2]
Mouth	Cape Fear River
• location	about 1.5 miles east of Elizabethtown, North Carolina
• coordinates	34°37′29″N 078°33′24″W[1]
• elevation	23 ft (7.0 m)[2]
Length	27.78 mi (44.71 km)[3]
Basin size	88.27 square miles (228.6 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Cape Fear River
• average	91.99 cu ft/s (2.605 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River[4]
Basin features
Progression	Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Cape Fear River
Tributaries
• left	Little Turnbull Creek Indian Creek White Lake Drain Tubmill Creek
• right	Briary Stream Spring Branch Panther Branch Smith Swamp
Bridges	Turnbull Road, Squatting Bear Drive, Avery Road, Walter West Road, Braxton Edge Road, NC 242, Lula Long Road, Johnsontown Road, Sweet Home Church Road, Old Hoover Bridge Road, US 701-NC 41

Course

Turnbull Creek rises in between Bushy Lake and Rollins Pond, a Carolina Bay, about 5 miles east of Roseboro, North Carolina in Cumberland County. Turnbull Creek then flows southeast to Bladen County to join the Cape Fear River about 1.5 miles east of Elizabethtown, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

Turnbull Creek drains 88.27 square miles (228.6 km²) of area, receives about 49.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 617.26 and is about 23% forested.[4]

See also

• List of rivers of North Carolina

References