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Turkey Creek

Location: Tombigbee River
Mile Marker: 120.7
Lat / Lon: N 31° 47.375' / W 088° 10.025'
Depth: 7-8 Feet
Description: narrow

3.67

(3)

3.67 out of 5 stars

Holding:

4.33

Good, Mud

Wind Protection:

4.33

somewhat exposed SE

Current Flow:

4.00

Wake Protection:

3.67

somewhat exposed SE

Scenic Beauty:

4.00

Ease of Shopping:

1.00

Shore Access:

1.67

Pet Friendly:

1.67

Cell Service:

2.00

WiFi:

2.00

Review for Turkey Creek

Reviewed by: David Rowe on Sep 7, 2022
LOA: 38'
Draft: 3.5'

Overall Rating:

5

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

5

Current Flow:

5

Wake Protection:

5

Scenic Beauty:

5

Ease of Shopping:

1

Shore Access:

1

Pet Friendly:

1

Cell Service:

2

We stayed at Demopolis Marina the night before and sat in on the Great Loop information session. The presenters assured the entire group that there were "NO VIABLE ANCHORAGES" between there and Coffeeville Lock, and suggesting that the entire roomful of people should make a reservation at Bobby's Fish Camp immediately. They said that literally every marked anchorage was silted in and useless. The entire time, I was looking at this on the chart and thinking, "but what about this one? It looks good and seems to have depth." I even asked and they reiterated the company line—"no viable…." We didn't make a reservation, and I'm glad we didn't. We pulled in here to find 15' of water. We anchored fore and aft to prevent swinging into the banks and enjoyed watching the entire flotilla of loopers trucking on by to spend their night together at Bobby's, while we enjoyed a peaceful night to ourselves in this idyllic spot. Of course, we were occasionally jerked from our reverie by passing fishermen in small boats going around us, but there were only a few. Cooled by the shade of the trees the afternoon was very comfortable, and as night came, and us completely surrounded by trees and foliage, we enjoyed a very secluded, quiet, and wonderful night. "No viable anchorages" indeed. We probably could have gotten a couple other boats in there with us, if anyone else had the desire to dispense with the herd-think, but we were pleased with how things worked out.

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Review for Turkey Creek

Reviewed by: David Mann, Now or Never, on Nov 3, 2021
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 44'
Draft: 4.7'

Overall Rating:

3

Holding:

4

Wind Protection:

4

Current Flow:

3

Wake Protection:

3

Scenic Beauty:

4

Ease of Shopping:

1

Shore Access:

3

Pet Friendly:

3

Cell Service:

2

WiFi:

2

Good alternative to the fish camp. Close to the lock. We had two aft deck cruisers in the entrance and would have gone deeper into the creek as depth was good however the tree canopy limited our intrusion. Little problem with wakes except from the the fisherman who don't seem to slow as they pass you. Anchor held well. Be mindful of possible debris on the bottom though we didn't have a problem.

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Review for Turkey Creek

Reviewed by: Capt. Mac Rubel on Oct 27, 2021
LOA: 48'
Draft: 5.0'

Overall Rating:

3

Holding:

4

Wind Protection:

4

Current Flow:

4

Wake Protection:

3

Scenic Beauty:

3

Ease of Shopping:

1

Shore Access:

1

Pet Friendly:

1

Cell Service:

2

We did not fully explore Turkey Creek. According to the charts, you should be able to go up this narrow creek one half mile in ten feet of water to an opening at the beginning of a lake that will allow you to turn around to come out again. We did not take the dinghy down to verify that this was possible before committing our 48' boat to the task. We can say that there is sufficient depth and bottom character to use this creek as a pocket anchorage for one larger boat. Approach RDB upstream slowly and drop anchor in 25 feet of water off the northern point of the creek. Back down and allow the current to keep you properly oriented. There is not close by shore access. Cell service has 1 bar for ATT and T-Mobile, and 3 bars for Verizon.

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