Turtle Creek (New Brunswick)
| Turtle Creek | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Albert |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Riverview, New Brunswick |
| Basin size | 192 km2 (74 sq mi) |
Turtle Creek is a Canadian creek in Albert County, southeastern New Brunswick. The creek drains a watershed area of 192 square kilometres (74 square miles), 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 is one of the Petitcodiac River's main right tributaries, and is therefore part of its 2,831 km2 (1,093 sq mi) drainage basin. Its watershed has been designated as a Provincial Watershed Protected Area, making certain activities off-limits within 75 metres (246 feet) of the reservoir.
The reservoir was the subject of a major upgrade completed in 2012 which doubled its existing water storage capacity. It has also been the centre of controversies regarding the province's push to begin uranium exploration and gas and oil tests in the area, in spite of the boundaries set on the surroundings.