Turners Creek (Stewarts Creek tributary)
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Turners Creek Tributary to Stewarts Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Surry |
City | Mount Airy |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Moores Fork divide |
• location | about 3 miles southeast of Pine Ridge, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°29′05″N 080°41′34″W / 36.48472°N 80.69278°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,280 ft (390 m)[2] |
Mouth | |
• location | Mount Airy, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°28′41″N 080°38′44″W / 36.47806°N 80.64556°WCoordinates: 36°28′41″N 080°38′44″W / 36.47806°N 80.64556°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,010 ft (310 m)[3] |
Length | 3.03 mi (4.88 km)[4] |
Basin size | 1.63 square miles (4.2 km2)[5] |
Discharge | |
• location | Stewarts Creek |
• average | 2.59 cu ft/s (0.073 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 | McKinney Road |
Turners Creek is a 3.03 mi (4.88 km) long 1st order tributary to Stewarts Creek in Surry County, North Carolina.
Course
Turners Creek rises about 3 miles southeast of Pine Ridge, North Carolina, in Surry County and then flows east-southeast to join Stewarts Creek on the west side of Mount Airy, North Carolina.[3]
Watershed
Turners Creek drains 1.63 square miles (4.2 km2) of area, receives about 47.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 341.81, and is about 42% forested.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Turners Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Turners Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 19 July 2021.