Turkey Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary)
| Turkey Creek Tributary to Crabtree Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Turkey Creek mouth  Turkey Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Wake |
| City | Cary |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Turkey Creek and White Oak Creek |
| • location | Cary, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°46′39″N 078°50′02″W / 35.77750°N 78.83389°W[1] |
| • elevation | 400 ft (120 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Crabtree Creek |
• location | Cary, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°48′07″N 078°50′02″W / 35.80194°N 78.83389°W[1] |
• elevation | 305 ft (93 m)[1] |
| Length | 2.17 mi (3.49 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 1.80 square miles (4.7 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Crabtree Creek |
| • average | 2.21 cu ft/s (0.063 m3/s) at mouth with Crabtree Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Crabtree Creek → Neuse River → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Neuse River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
Turkey Creek rises in southwest Cary, North Carolina and then flows northeast to join Crabtree Creek. The watershed is about 5% forested.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Turkey Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Coles Branch Topo Map, Wake County NC (Cary Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Turkey Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 15 September 2019.