Tumbling Shoals Creek

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Tumbling Shoals Creek
Tributary to Reddies River
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Location of Tumbling Shoals Creek mouth
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Tumbling Shoals Creek (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Wilkes
Physical characteristics
SourceWooten Creek divide
  locationabout 3 miles southwest of Halls Mills, North Carolina
  coordinates 36°16′38″N081°14′09″W / 36.27722°N 81.23583°W / 36.27722; -81.23583 [1]
  elevation1,965 ft (599 m) [2]
Mouth Reddies River
  location
about 2 miles southeast of Wilbar, North Carolina
  coordinates
36°13′45″N081°14′49″W / 36.22917°N 81.24694°W / 36.22917; -81.24694 Coordinates: 36°13′45″N081°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 
  location Reddies River
  average5.91 cu ft/s (0.167 m3/s) at mouth with Reddies River [4]
Basin features
Progressionsouth-southwest
River system Yadkin 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]

Contents

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]

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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.