Aunt Clara Fork

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Aunt Clara Fork
Tributary to Kings Creek
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Location of Aunt Clara Fork mouth
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Aunt Clara Fork (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Washington
Physical characteristics
Sourceunnamed tributary to Brush Run divide
 • locationpond about 1.5 miles south of Frankfort Springs, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates 40°29′58″N080°27′27″W / 40.49944°N 80.45750°W / 40.49944; -80.45750 [1]
 • elevation1,100 ft (340 m) [2]
Mouth Kings Creek
 • location
about 4 miles northeast of Weirton, West Virginia
 • coordinates
 40°25′38″N080°30′43″W / 40.42722°N 80.51194°W / 40.42722; -80.51194 Coordinates: 40°25′38″N080°30′43″W / 40.42722°N 80.51194°W / 40.42722; -80.51194 [1]
 • elevation
833 ft (254 m) [3]
Length7.39 mi (11.89 km) [4]
Basin size14.67 square miles (38.0 km2) [5]
Discharge 
 • location Kings Creek
 • average15.36 cu ft/s (0.435 m3/s) at mouth with Kings Creek [5]
Basin features
Progression Kings Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River system Ohio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesMylane Lane, WV 18, Meadow Road, Purdy Road, Rock School Road, Clydes Road

Aunt Clara Fork is a 7.39 mi (11.89 km) long 3rd order tributary to Kings Creek in Washington County, Pennsylvania.

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Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as: [1]

Course

AUnt Clara Fork rises in a pond about 1.5 miles south of Frankfort Springs, Pennsylvania, and then flows southwest to join Kings Creek about 4 miles northeast of Weirton. [3]

Watershed

Aunt Clara Fork drains 14.67 square miles (38.0 km2) of area, receives about 39.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 329.03 and is about 69% forested. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "GNIS Detail - Aunt Clara Fork". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 "Aunt Clara Fork Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
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