Turkey Creek (Stewarts Creek tributary)
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| Turkey Creek Tributary to Stewarts Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Turkey Creek mouth  Turkey Creek (Stewarts Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| 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 / 36.62111°N 80.76250°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 / 36.58306°N 80.76917°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 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Stewarts Creek |
| • average | 3.11 cu ft/s (0.088 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 | 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.
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]