Turkey Creek (Stewarts Creek tributary)

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 km^2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Stewarts Creek
• average	3.11 cu ft/s (0.088 m^3/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 is a 2.91 mi (4.68 km) long 1st order tributary to Stewarts Creek in Carroll County, Virginia.

Course

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]

Watershed

Turkey Creek drains 1.39 square miles (3.6 km^2) of area, receives about 53.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 266.95, and is about 87% forested.[5]

See also

• List of Rivers of Virginia

References

1. "GNIS Detail - Turkey Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
3. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
5. "Turkey Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 July 2021.