Clarks Creek (Mallard Creek tributary)

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Clarks Creek
Tributary to Mallard Creek
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Location of Clarks Creek mouth
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Clarks Creek (Mallard Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Mecklenburg
City Charlotte
Physical characteristics
SourceFerrelltown Creek divide
  locationabout 1.5 miles east of Joplor, North Carolina
  coordinates 35°22′27″N080°47′50″W / 35.37417°N 80.79722°W / 35.37417; -80.79722 [1]
  elevation780 ft (240 m) [2]
Mouth Mallard Creek
  location
northside of Charlotte, North Carolina
  coordinates
35°19′37″N080°46′31″W / 35.32694°N 80.77528°W / 35.32694; -80.77528 Coordinates: 35°19′37″N080°46′31″W / 35.32694°N 80.77528°W / 35.32694; -80.77528 [1]
  elevation
620 ft (190 m) [2]
Length4.34 mi (6.98 km) [3]
Basin size6.41 square miles (16.6 km2) [4]
Discharge 
  location Mallard Creek
  average7.46 cu ft/s (0.211 m3/s) at mouth with Mallard Creek [4]
Basin features
Progression Mallard CreekRocky RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River system Pee Dee River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesI-485, Dearmon Road, Saxonbury Way

Clarks Creek is a 4.34 mi (6.98 km) long 2nd order tributary to Mallard Creek in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.

Contents

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Clarks Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Clarks Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 9 November 2020.