Clarks Fork Creek Explained

Clarks Fork Creek
Name Other:Tributary to South Fork Grand River
Pushpin Map:South Dakota#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Clarks Fork Creek mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:South Dakota
Subdivision Type3:Counties
Subdivision Name3:Harding
Length:27.74miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:South Fork Grand River
Discharge1 Avg:17.04cuft/s at mouth with South Fork Grand River[2]
Source1:North Fork Moreau River divide
Source1 Location:about 12 miles south-southwest of Buffalo, South Dakota
Source1 Coordinates:45.4103°N -103.6088°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:3210feet
Mouth:South Fork Grand River
Mouth Location:about 10 miles east-northeast of Buffalo, South Dakota
Mouth Coordinates:45.6167°N -103.3435°W
Mouth Elevation:2720feet
Progression:South Fork Grand RiverGrand RiverMissouri RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River System:Grand River
Tributaries Left:Buffalo Creek
Tributaries Right:Slim Buttes Creek
Sioux Creek
Bridges:unnamed road (x2), US 85, JB Road, SD 20

Clarks Fork Creek, also called Clarks Fork or Sand Creek, is a stream in Harding County, South Dakota, United States. It is a tributary of Grand River.

Clarks Fork Creek was named after Dorr Clark, a local rancher who established the headquarters of a cattle outfit about one mile northeast of the mouth of the stream.[4]

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . January 16, 2023.
  2. Web site: Watershed Report Office of Water US EPA . watersgeo.epa.gov . US EPA . January 16, 2023 . en.
  3. Web site: Geographic Names Information System . edits.nationalmap.gov . US Geological Survey . January 16, 2023.
  4. Book: Federal Writers' Project. Federal Writers' Project. South Dakota place-names, v.3. 1940. University of South Dakota. 21.