Tumbling Shoals Creek Explained

Tumbling Shoals Creek
Name Other:Tributary to Reddies River
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA North Carolina#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Tumbling Shoals Creek mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Tumbling Shoals Creek mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:North Carolina
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Wilkes
Length:3.52miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Reddies River
Discharge1 Avg:5.91cuft/s at mouth with Reddies River[2]
Source1:Wooten Creek divide
Source1 Location:about 3 miles southwest of Halls Mills, North Carolina
Source1 Coordinates:36.2772°N -81.2358°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:1965feet[4]
Mouth:Reddies River
Mouth Location:about 2 miles southeast of Wilbar, North Carolina
Mouth Coordinates:36.2292°N -81.2469°W
Mouth Elevation:1535feet
Progression:south-southwest
River System:Yadkin River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Tumbling Shoals Road

Tumbling Shoals Creek is a 3.52miles long 1st order tributary to the Reddies River in Wilkes County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[3]

Course

Tumbling Shoals Creek rises about 3 miles southwest of Halls Mills, North Carolina and then flows south-southwest to join the Reddies River at about 3 miles southeast of Wilbar, North Carolina.[4]

Watershed

Tumbling Shoals Creek drains of area, receives about 50.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 253.51, and is about 88% forested.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 4 October 2020.
  2. Web site: Tumbling Shoals Creek Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 4 October 2020.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Tumbling Shoals Creek . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 4 October 2020.
  4. Web site: Tumbling Shoals Creek Topo Map in Wilkes . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 4 October 2020 . en.