What is "turtle creek"

Turtle Creek may refer to:

Turtle Creek is a tributary of the Mullica River in southern New Jersey in the United States.

From source to outlet, it is entirely surrounded by the tidal marshes of the Swan Bay Wildlife Management Area. The former upper reaches of the stream, reaching some distance north into the Wharton State Forest, have been diverted and given their own channel, reaching the Mullica to the west of the remaining stream.

Turtle Creek is the name of small tributary creek of the Trinity River, with headwaters in northern Dallas, in Dallas County, Texas.

Turtle Creek is a creek that rises west of Blessing, Texas ( USA) in western Matagorda County. It runs 12.5 miles (20 km) southwest to Turtle Bay, west of Palacios.

Turtle Creek is a creek that rises five miles north of Bandera County in Kerr County, Texas ( USA). It runs 24.5 miles (39.4 km) to the Guadalupe River, 6 miles (10 km) southeast of Kerville.

Charles Schreiner, Sr., "father of the Texas Hill Country" and Kerrville businessman, engaged in cattle ranching at Turtle Creek in the late nineteenth century.

Turtle Creek is a tributary of the Little Miami River in Turtlecreek Township, Warren County, Ohio, which takes its name from this creek. Turtle Creek is named for Chief Little Turtle, of the Miami Indian Tribe Turtle Creek is a tributary within the Little Miami and Ohio River watersheds.

Turtle Creek starts from the western plateau above the Little Miami River between Fort Ancient and Oregonia and flows westward through the city of Lebanon, with forks roughly following Wilmington and Oregonia Roads. West of Lebanon it turns south and empties into the Little Miami River at South Lebanon. A North Fork of Turtle Creek begins north of State Route 122 and roughly follows State Route 48 south, joining the main creek in downtown Lebanon.

Named tributaries include Reeders Run, Swamp Run, and Dry Run creeks. Reeders Run flows roughly from State Route 123 south of Red Lion and along Markey Rd, entering Turtle Creek west of Lebanon. Swamp Run flows from an area south of Lebanon Correctional Institution, and enters Turtle Creek near the intersection of Columbia Road and Turtlecreek Road between Lebanon and South Lebanon. Dry Run follows Interstate 71 southward and enters Turtle Creek near the center of South Lebanon very close the mouth of Turtle Creek at the Little Miami River.

Turtle Creek is a Canadian creek in Albert County, southeastern New Brunswick. The creek drains a watershed area of , and is the primary source of potable water for Moncton, Riverview, and Dieppe, thanks to the Turtle Creek reservoir and the Moncton Water Treatment Plant.

Turtle Creek is one of the Petitcodiac River's main right tributaries, and is therefore part of its drainage basin. Its watershed has been designated as a Provincial Watershed Protected Area, making certain activities off-limits within of the reservoir.

The reservoir was the subject of a major upgrade compleded in 2012 which doubled its existing water storage capacity. It has also been the centre of controversies regarding the province's push to begin uranium exploration and gas and oil tests in the area, in spite of the boundaries set on the surroundings.

Turtle Creek (also known as Turtle Run) is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately long and flows through Conyngham Township. The watershed of the creek has an area of . Wisconsinan Bouldery Till, Wisconsinan Ice-Contact Stratified Drift, Wisconsinan Outwash, alluvium, alluvial terrace, fill, and coal dumps all occur in the vicinity of the creek. The creek has been the subject of a flood protection project. Its watershed is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery.

Turtle Creek is a stream in Boone County, West Virginia, in the United States.

Turtle Creek was so named from rock formations in the shape of turtle which occur on the river bed.

Turtle Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of South Dakota.

Turtle Creek once was the natural habitat of turtles, hence the name.

Turtle Creek is a tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River in Union County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is long and flows through Limestone Township, Buffalo Township, and East Buffalo Township. The watershed of the creek has an area of . The creek is designated as an impaired waterbody, with the cause of the impairment being siltation and the source being agriculture. It has a daily sediment load of . The main surficial rock types in the creek's watershed include shale, carbonate, and sandstone. The creek is in the ridge and valley physiographic province.

The main land uses in the watershed of Turtle Creek are forested land and agriculture. However, low-intensity development, wetlands, and grass/turf also occur within the watershed. The area in the creek's vicinity was settled as early as the late 1760s and various mills were built along it in the late 18th century. A number of bridges have been constructed across it. The drainage basin of the creek is designated as a Warmwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery. Its riparian buffer is absent in some reaches.