Clarks Creek (Ararat River tributary)


Clarks Creek is a 6.39 mi (10.28 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Ararat River in Patrick County, Virginia.

Clarks Creek
Tributary to Ararat River
Location of Clarks Creek mouth
Clarks Creek (Ararat River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPatrick
Physical characteristics
SourceFall Creek divide
  locationCarters Mill, Virginia
  coordinates36°36′30″N 080°28′47″W[1]
  elevation1,440 ft (440 m)[2]
MouthArarat River
  location
about 1.5 miles southwest of The Hollow, Virginia
  coordinates
36°34′05″N 080°33′01″W[1]
  elevation
1,115 ft (340 m)[2]
Length6.39 mi (10.28 km)[3]
Basin size10.80 square miles (28.0 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  locationArarat River
  average17.76 cu ft/s (0.503 m3/s) at mouth with Ararat River[4]
Basin features
Progressionsouthwest
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
  leftKing Noahs Branch
Long Branch
Double Spring Branch
Rye Stack Branch
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesPond Road, Ararat Highway, Homeplace Road, Holly Tree Road, Pedigo Ridge Road, Ararat Highway

Course

Clarks Creek rises on the Fall Creek divide at Carters Mill in Patrick County, Virginia. Clarks Creek then flows southwest to join the Ararat River about 1.5 miles southwest of The Hollow, Virginia.[2]

Watershed

Clarks Creek drains 10.80 square miles (28.0 km2) of area, receives about 50.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 324.21, and is about 62% forested.[4]

See also

References

  1. "GNIS Detail - Clarks Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. "Clarks Creek Topo Map in Patrick". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. "Clarks Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
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