Clarks Creek (Ararat River tributary)

Coordinates: 36°34′05″N 080°33′01″W / 36.56806°N 80.55028°W / 36.56806; -80.55028
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Clarks Creek
Tributary to Ararat River
Map of Clarks Creek mouth location
Map of Clarks Creek mouth location
Location of Clarks Creek mouth
Map of Clarks Creek mouth location
Map of Clarks Creek mouth location
Clarks Creek (Ararat River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPatrick
Physical characteristics
SourceFall Creek divide
 • locationCarters Mill, Virginia
 • coordinates36°36′30″N 080°28′47″W / 36.60833°N 80.47972°W / 36.60833; -80.47972[1]
 • elevation1,440 ft (440 m)[2]
MouthArarat 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 / 36.56806; -80.55028[1]
 • elevation
1,115 ft (340 m)[2]
Length6.39 mi (10.28 km)[3]
Basin size10.80 square miles (28.0 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationArarat River
 • average17.76 cu ft/s (0.503 m3/s) at mouth with Ararat River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionArarat RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
 • leftKing Noahs Branch
Long Branch
Double Spring Branch
Rye Stack Branch
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesPond Road, Ararat Highway, Homeplace Road, Holly Tree Road, Pedigo Ridge Road, Ararat Highway


Clarks Creek is a 6.39 mi (10.28 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Ararat River in Patrick County, Virginia.

Course[edit]

Clarks 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[edit]

Clarks 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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Clarks Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Clarks Creek Topo Map in Patrick". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Clarks Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 19 September 2020.