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 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Patrick |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Fall Creek divide |
| • location | Carters Mill, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°36′30″N 080°28′47″W / 36.60833°N 80.47972°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,440 ft (440 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Ararat River |
• location | about 1.5 miles southwest of The Hollow, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°34′05″N 080°33′01″W / 36.56806°N 80.55028°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,115 ft (340 m)[2] |
| Length | 6.39 mi (10.28 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 10.80 square miles (28.0 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Ararat River |
| • average | 17.76 cu ft/s (0.503 m3/s) at mouth with Ararat River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Yadkin River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | King Noahs Branch Long Branch Double Spring Branch Rye Stack Branch |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Pond Road, Ararat Highway, Homeplace Road, Holly Tree Road, Pedigo Ridge Road, Ararat Highway |
Course
editClarks 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
editClarks 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Clarks Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Clarks Creek Topo Map in Patrick". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Clarks Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 19 September 2020.