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]

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

Course

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Tumbling Shoals Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c "Tumbling Shoals Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 4 October 2020.