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Turnbull Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)

Coordinates: 34°37′29″N 078°33′24″W / 34.62472°N 78.55667°W / 34.62472; -78.55667
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Turnbull Creek
Tributary to Cape Fear River
Map of Turnbull Creek mouth location
Map of Turnbull Creek mouth location
Location of Turnbull Creek mouth
Map of Turnbull Creek mouth location
Map of Turnbull Creek mouth location
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 / 34.90528°N 78.68611°W / 34.90528; -78.68611[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 / 34.62472°N 78.55667°W / 34.62472; -78.55667[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
ProgressionCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
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

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

Course

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Turnbull Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c "Turnbull Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 13 September 2020.