Turners Creek is a 3.03 mi (4.88 km) long 1st order tributary to Stewarts Creek in Surry County, North Carolina.
| Turners Creek Tributary to Stewarts Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Turners Creek mouth  Turners Creek (Stewarts Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| 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°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 |
Course
editTurners 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
editTurners 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
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.