Aunt Clara Fork | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Kings Creek |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Pennsylvania#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Aunt Clara Fork mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Aunt Clara Fork mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Washington |
Length: | 7.39miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Kings Creek |
Discharge1 Avg: | 15.36cuft/s at mouth with Kings Creek[2] |
Source1: | unnamed tributary to Brush Run divide |
Source1 Location: | pond about 1.5 miles south of Frankfort Springs, Pennsylvania |
Source1 Coordinates: | 40.4994°N -80.4575°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 1100feet[4] |
Mouth: | Kings Creek |
Mouth Location: | about 4 miles northeast of Weirton, West Virginia |
Mouth Coordinates: | 40.4272°N -80.5119°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 833feet[5] |
Progression: | Kings Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
River System: | Ohio River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Mylane Lane, WV 18, Meadow Road, Purdy Road, Rock School Road, Clydes Road |
Aunt Clara Fork is a 7.39miles long 3rd order tributary to Kings Creek in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
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.[5]
Aunt Clara Fork drains of area, receives about 39.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 329.03 and is about 69% forested.[2]