Tumbling Shoals Creek
Tributary to Reddies River
Map of Tumbling Shoals Creek mouth location
Map of Tumbling Shoals Creek mouth location
Location of Tumbling Shoals Creek mouth
Map of Tumbling Shoals Creek mouth location
Map of Tumbling Shoals Creek mouth location
Tumbling Shoals Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyWilkes
Physical characteristics
SourceWooten Creek divide
  locationabout 3 miles southwest of Halls Mills, North Carolina
  coordinates36°16′38″N 081°14′09″W / 36.27722°N 81.23583°W / 36.27722; -81.23583[1]
  elevation1,965 ft (599 m)[2]
MouthReddies River
  location
about 2 miles southeast of Wilbar, North Carolina
  coordinates
36°13′45″N 081°14′49″W / 36.22917°N 81.24694°W / 36.22917; -81.24694[1]
  elevation
1,535 ft (468 m)[2]
Length3.52 mi (5.66 km)[3]
Basin size3.30 square miles (8.5 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  locationReddies River
  average5.91 cu ft/s (0.167 m3/s) at mouth with Reddies River[4]
Basin features
Progressionsouth-southwest
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesTumbling Shoals Road

Tumbling Shoals Creek is a 3.52 mi (5.66 km) 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.[1]

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.[2]

Watershed

Tumbling Shoals Creek drains 3.30 square miles (8.5 km2) of area, receives about 50.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 253.51, and is about 88% forested.[4]

References

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