Tumbling Shoals Creek facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Tumbling Shoals Creek |
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Location of Tumbling Shoals Creek mouth
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Other name(s) | Tributary to Reddies River |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Wilkes |
Physical characteristics | |
Main source | Wooten Creek divide about 3 miles southwest of Halls Mills, North Carolina 1,965 ft (599 m) 36°16′38″N 081°14′09″W / 36.27722°N 81.23583°W |
River mouth | Reddies River about 2 miles southeast of Wilbar, North Carolina 1,535 ft (468 m) 36°13′45″N 081°14′49″W / 36.22917°N 81.24694°W |
Length | 3.52 mi (5.66 km) |
Basin features | |
Progression | south-southwest |
River system | Yadkin River |
Basin size | 3.30 square miles (8.5 km2) |
Tributaries |
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Bridges | Tumbling 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.
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.
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.
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