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Turners Creek (Stewarts Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 36°28′41″N 080°38′44″W / 36.47806°N 80.64556°W / 36.47806; -80.64556
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Turners Creek
Tributary to Stewarts Creek
Map of Turners Creek mouth location
Map of Turners Creek mouth location
Location of Turners Creek mouth
Map of Turners Creek mouth location
Map of Turners Creek mouth location
Turners Creek (Stewarts Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountySurry
CityMount Airy
Physical characteristics
SourceMoores Fork divide
 • locationabout 3 miles southeast of Pine Ridge, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°29′05″N 080°41′34″W / 36.48472°N 80.69278°W / 36.48472; -80.69278[1]
 • elevation1,280 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 / 36.47806; -80.64556[1]
 • elevation
1,010 ft (310 m)[3]
Length3.03 mi (4.88 km)[4]
Basin size1.63 square miles (4.2 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationStewarts Creek
 • average2.59 cu ft/s (0.073 m3/s) at mouth with Stewarts Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionStewarts CreekArarat RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesMcKinney Road

Turners Creek is a 3.03 mi (4.88 km) long 1st order tributary to Stewarts Creek in Surry County, North Carolina.

Course

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Turners Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Turners Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 19 July 2021.