Turnbull Creek (Cape Fear River tributary) explained

Turnbull Creek
Name Other:Tributary to Cape Fear River
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA North Carolina#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Turnbull Creek mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Turnbull Creek mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:North Carolina
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Bladen
Cumberland
Length:27.78miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Cape Fear River
Discharge1 Avg:91.99cuft/s at mouth with Cape Fear River[2]
Source1:between Bushy Lake and Rollins Pond
Source1 Location:about 5 miles west-southwest of Roseboro, North Carolina
Source1 Coordinates:34.9053°N -78.6861°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:110feet[4]
Mouth:Cape Fear River
Mouth Coordinates:34.6247°N -78.5567°W
Mouth Elevation:23feet
Progression:Cape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River System:Cape Fear River
Tributaries Left:Little Turnbull Creek
Indian Creek
White Lake Drain
Tubmill Creek
Tributaries Right:Briary Stream
Spring Branch
Panther Branch
Smith Swamp
Bridges:Turnbull 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

Turnbull Creek is a 27.78miles long 3rd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Bladen County, North Carolina.

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.[4]

Watershed

Turnbull Creek drains of area, receives about 49.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 617.26 and is about 23% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

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