Turtle Creek

Turtle Creek (New Brunswick)

Turtle Creek is a Canadian creek in Albert County, southeastern New Brunswick. The creek drains a watershed area of 192 square kilometres, and is the primary source of potable water for Moncton, Riverview, and Dieppe, thanks to the 150 km2 (58 sq mi) Turtle Creek reservoir and the Moncton Water Treatment Plant.

Turtle Creek (New Jersey)

Turtle Creek is a 1.9-mile-long (3.1 km) tributary of the Mullica River in southern New Jersey in the United States.

Turtle Creek (Monongahela River tributary)

Turtle Creek is a 21.1-mile-long (34.0 km) tributary of the Monongahela River that is located in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Situated at its juncture with the Monongahela is Braddock, Pennsylvania, where the Battle of the Monongahela was fought in 1755.

Turtle

Turtles are reptiles characterized by a special shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira and Cryptodira, which differ in the way the head retracts. There are 360 living and recently extinct species of turtles, including land-dwelling tortoises and freshwater terrapins. They are found on most continents, some islands and, in the case of sea turtles, much of the ocean. Like other amniotes they breathe air and do not lay eggs underwater, although many species live in or around water.

turtle

Noun

1. Any land, aquatic, or semi-aquatic reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tortoise.
2. A marine reptile of that order.

Verb

1. To flip over onto the back or top; to turn upside down.

creek

Noun

1. A small inlet, often saltwater, leading to the sea or to the main channel of a river, especially a river estuary.
2. The inner part of a port that is used as a dock for small boats.