Turnbull Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)

Turnbull Creek is a 27.78 mi (44.71 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Bladen County, North Carolina.

Turnbull Creek
Tributary to Cape Fear River
Location of Turnbull Creek mouth
Turnbull Creek (Cape Fear River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyBladen
Cumberland
Physical characteristics
Sourcebetween Bushy Lake and Rollins Pond
  locationabout 5 miles west-southwest of Roseboro, North Carolina
  coordinates34°54′19″N 078°41′10″W[1]
  elevation110 ft (34 m)[2]
MouthCape Fear River
  location
about 1.5 miles east of Elizabethtown, North Carolina
  coordinates
34°37′29″N 078°33′24″W[1]
  elevation
23 ft (7.0 m)[2]
Length27.78 mi (44.71 km)[3]
Basin size88.27 square miles (228.6 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  locationCape Fear River
  average91.99 cu ft/s (2.605 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River[4]
Basin features
Progressionsoutheast
River systemCape Fear River
Tributaries 
  leftLittle Turnbull Creek
Indian Creek
White Lake Drain
Tubmill Creek
  rightBriary Stream
Spring Branch
Panther Branch
Smith Swamp
BridgesTurnbull Road, Squatting Bear Drive, Avery Road, Walter West Road, Braxton Edge Road, NC 242, Lula Long Road, Johnsontown Road, Sweet Home Church Road, Old Hoover Bridge Road, US 701-NC 41

Course

Turnbull Creek rises in between Bushy Lake and Rollins Pond, a Carolina Bay, about 5 miles east of Roseboro, North Carolina in Cumberland County. Turnbull Creek then flows southeast to Bladen County to join the Cape Fear River about 1.5 miles east of Elizabethtown, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

Turnbull Creek drains 88.27 square miles (228.6 km2) of area, receives about 49.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 617.26 and is about 23% forested.[4]

See also

References

  1. "GNIS Detail - Turnbull Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  2. "Turnbull Creek Topo Map in Bladen". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  4. "Turnbull Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
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