Turnbull Creek (Cape Fear River tributary) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Turnbull Creek
Show map of North Carolina Show map of the United States Location of Turnbull Creek mouth
Other name(s)	Tributary to Cape Fear River
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Bladen Cumberland
Physical characteristics
Main source	between Bushy Lake and Rollins Pond about 5 miles west-southwest of Roseboro, North Carolina 110 ft (34 m) 34°54′19″N 078°41′10″W / 34.90528°N 78.68611°W / 34.90528; -78.68611
River mouth	Cape Fear River about 1.5 miles east of Elizabethtown, North Carolina 23 ft (7.0 m) 34°37′29″N 078°33′24″W / 34.62472°N 78.55667°W / 34.62472; -78.55667
Length	27.78 mi (44.71 km)
Basin features
Progression	southeast
River system	Cape Fear River
Basin size	88.27 square miles (228.6 km2)
Tributaries	Left: Little Turnbull Creek Indian Creek White Lake Drain Tubmill Creek 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 27.78 mi (44.71 km) 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.

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.