Turkey Creek (Florida)
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Turkey Creek is a creek
Stream
A stream is a body of water with a current, confined within a bed and stream banks. Depending on its locale or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to as a branch, brook, beck, burn, creek, "crick", gill , kill, lick, rill, river, syke, bayou, rivulet, streamage, wash, run or...

 and tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...

 of the Econlockhatchee River
Econlockhatchee River
The Econlockhatchee River is a north-flowing blackwater tributary of the St. Johns River that flows through Orange, Seminole, and Osceola counties in Florida. Its name means "River of mounds"...

. It is 3 miles long. The source of the river is Turkey Creek Bay, which is the beginning of the Econlockhatchee River Swamp
Econlockhatchee River
The Econlockhatchee River is a north-flowing blackwater tributary of the St. Johns River that flows through Orange, Seminole, and Osceola counties in Florida. Its name means "River of mounds"...

, which extends into Lake Conlin
Lake Conlin
Lake Conlin is a lake in Osceola County, Florida, United States just north of Old U.S. Route 192 near Holopaw. It is the source of the Econlockhatchee River, Cat Island Swamp, and the Econlockhatchee River Swamp. These bodies of water flow northward to the St. Johns River, downstream. The source...

, the source of the Econlockhatchee River. A tribuary of the creek itself is Green Branch. It goes under State Road 528 and Wewahootee Road. The creek is located at 28°27′06"N 81°07′18"W due to its isolation.
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