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Clarks Creek (Mallard Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 35°19′37″N 080°46′31″W / 35.32694°N 80.77528°W / 35.32694; -80.77528
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Clarks Creek
Tributary to Mallard Creek
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 (Mallard Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyMecklenburg
CityCharlotte
Physical characteristics
SourceFerrelltown Creek divide
 • locationabout 1.5 miles east of Joplor, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°22′27″N 080°47′50″W / 35.37417°N 80.79722°W / 35.37417; -80.79722[1]
 • elevation780 ft (240 m)[2]
MouthMallard Creek
 • location
northside of Charlotte, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°19′37″N 080°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 
 • locationMallard Creek
 • average7.46 cu ft/s (0.211 m3/s) at mouth with Mallard Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionMallard CreekRocky RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemPee 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.

Course

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Clarks Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c "Clarks Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 9 November 2020.