Clarks Creek (Mallard Creek tributary)
Clarks Creek is a 4.34 mi (6.98 km) long 2nd order tributary to Mallard Creek in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
| Clarks Creek Tributary to Mallard Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Clarks Creek mouth  Clarks Creek (Mallard Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Mecklenburg |
| City | Charlotte |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Ferrelltown Creek divide |
| • location | about 1.5 miles east of Joplor, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°22′27″N 080°47′50″W[1] |
| • elevation | 780 ft (240 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Mallard Creek |
• location | northside of Charlotte, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°19′37″N 080°46′31″W[1] |
• elevation | 620 ft (190 m)[2] |
| Length | 4.34 mi (6.98 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 6.41 square miles (16.6 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Mallard Creek |
| • average | 7.46 cu ft/s (0.211 m3/s) at mouth with Mallard Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Mallard Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Pee Dee River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | I-485, Dearmon Road, Saxonbury Way |
Course
Clarks Creek rises about 1.5 miles east of Joplor, North Carolina and then flows south-southeast through the northern suburbs of Charlotte to eventually join Mallard Creek.[2]
Watershed
Clarks Creek drains 6.41 square miles (16.6 km2) of area, receives about 46.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 424.00, and is about 15% forested.[4]
References
- "GNIS Detail - Clarks Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- "Clarks Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
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