Clarks Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Mallard Creek |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Clarks Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Clarks Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Mecklenburg |
Subdivision Type4: | City |
Subdivision Name4: | Charlotte |
Length: | 4.34miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Mallard Creek |
Discharge1 Avg: | 7.46cuft/s at mouth with Mallard Creek[2] |
Source1: | Ferrelltown Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | about 1.5 miles east of Joplor, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 35.3742°N -80.7972°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 780feet[4] |
Mouth: | Mallard Creek |
Mouth Location: | northside of Charlotte, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 35.3269°N -80.7753°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 620feet |
Progression: | Mallard Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Pee Dee River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | I-485, Dearmon Road, Saxonbury Way |
Clarks Creek is a 4.34miles long 2nd order tributary to Mallard Creek in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
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.[4]
Clarks Creek drains of area, receives about 46.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 424.00, and is about 15% forested.[2]