Turkey Creek (Kansas)
| Turkey Creek | |
|---|---|
| Basin | |
| Progression | Kansas—Missouri—Mississippi |
| Main source |
Lenexa, Kansas 38°58′04″N 94°43′04″W / 38.9677839°N 94.7177373°W |
| Source elevation | 1,047 feet (319 m) |
| River mouth |
Kansas River 722 feet (220 m) 39°04′38″N 94°37′08″W / 39.0772269°N 94.6188457°WCoordinates: 39°04′38″N 94°37′08″W / 39.0772269°N 94.6188457°W |
| Size | 19,898 acres (8,052 ha) |
| Countries | United States |
| Location | Johnson and Wyandotte counties |
| Physiognomy | |
| Length | 10.7 miles (17.2 km) |
| Avg. discharge | 6.63 cu ft/s (0.188 m3/s) |
| GNIS | 479260 |
Turkey Creek is a stream in Johnson and Wyandotte counties, Kansas, United States. It is a tributary of the Kansas River, with its mouth near downtown Kansas City.[1] The stream is prone to flooding—a flood in 1998 caused more than $50 million in damage—and so the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers implements flood control measures.[2] The last 1,261 feet (384 m) of the stream runs through a tunnel.[3]
See also
- Interstate 35, whose segment south of downtown Kansas City was designed as the Turkey Creek Expressway
- List of rivers of Kansas
References
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