Turkey Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary)

Turkey Creek
Tributary to Crabtree Creek
Location of Turkey Creek mouth
Turkey Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyWake
CityCary
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Turkey Creek and White Oak Creek
 • locationCary, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°46′39″N 078°50′02″W / 35.77750°N 78.83389°W / 35.77750; -78.83389
 • elevation400 ft (120 m)
MouthCrabtree Creek
 • location
Cary, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°48′07″N 078°50′02″W / 35.80194°N 78.83389°W / 35.80194; -78.83389
 • elevation
305 ft (93 m)
Length2.17 mi (3.49 km)
Basin size1.80 square miles (4.7 km2)
Discharge 
 • locationCrabtree Creek
 • average2.21 cu ft/s (0.063 m3/s) at mouth with Crabtree Creek
Basin features
ProgressionCrabtree CreekNeuse RiverPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemNeuse River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries

Turkey Creek rises in southwest Cary, North Carolina and then flows northeast to join Crabtree Creek. The watershed is about 5% forested.