Turkey Creek is a
stream
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in the
U.S. state
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of
Georgia
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.
It is a tributary to the
Oconee River
The Oconee River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map Accessed April 21, 2011 river in the U.S. state of Georgia. Its origin is in Hall County and it terminates where it joins ...
.
[''Minter, GA,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1974 (1986 rev.)] The stream
headwaters
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Definition
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arise just west of
Jeffersonville at at an elevation of 480 feet. The stream flows southeast to enter the Oconee at Turkey Creek Landing approximately six miles southeast of
Dublin
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at and an elevation of 150 feet.
[
Turkey Creek's name is an accurate preservation of its native Creek-language name, ''Pennohatchee'' meaning "turkey stream".][
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References
Rivers of Georgia (U.S. state)
Rivers of Laurens County, Georgia
Rivers of Twiggs County, Georgia
Rivers of Wilkinson County, Georgia
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