Clear Creek is a 12.41 mi (19.97 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Rocky River in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.
| Clear Creek Tributary to Rocky River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Clear Creek mouth  Clear Creek (Rocky River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Union Cabarrus Mecklenburg |
| City | Mint Hill |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Irvins Creek divide |
| • location | Mint Hill, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°11′06″N 080°38′51″W / 35.18500°N 80.64750°W[1] |
| • elevation | 738 ft (225 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Rocky River |
• location | about 1 mile east-northeast of Brief, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°11′06″N 080°30′18″W / 35.18500°N 80.50500°W[1] |
• elevation | 444 ft (135 m)[2] |
| Length | 12.41 mi (19.97 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 24.62 square miles (63.8 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Rocky River |
| • average | 27.97 cu ft/s (0.792 m3/s) at mouth with Rocky River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Pee Dee River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Wiley Branch |
| • right | Long Branch |
| Bridges | I-485, Pumpkin Way Drive, Bartlett Road, Arlington Church Road, Ferguson Road, Ben Black Road, US 601, Hopewell Church Road |
Variant names
editAccording to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Cleur Creek
- Red Creek
Course
editClear Creek rises in Mint Hill in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Clear Creek then flows northeast into Cabarrus County and then turns southeast into Union County to meet the Rocky River about 1 mile east-northeast of Brief at the Cabarrus-Union County line.[2]
Watershed
editClear Creek drains 24.62 square miles (63.8 km2) of area, receives about 47.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 415.19 and is about 49% forested.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Clear Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Crooked Creek Topo Map in Union". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Clear Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 25 October 2020.