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

Clarks Creek Tributary to Ararat River
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Location
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Patrick
Physical characteristics
Source	Fall Creek divide
• location	Carters Mill, Virginia
• coordinates	36°36′30″N 080°28′47″W[1]
• elevation	1,440 ft (440 m)[2]
Mouth	Ararat River
• location	about 1.5 miles southwest of The Hollow, Virginia
• coordinates	36°34′05″N 080°33′01″W[1]
• elevation	1,115 ft (340 m)[2]
Length	6.39 mi (10.28 km)[3]
Basin size	10.80 square miles (28.0 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Ararat River
• average	17.76 cu ft/s (0.503 m3/s) at mouth with Ararat River[4]
Basin features
Progression	Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Yadkin River
Tributaries
• left	King Noahs Branch Long Branch Double Spring Branch Rye Stack Branch
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Pond Road, Ararat Highway, Homeplace Road, Holly Tree Road, Pedigo Ridge Road, Ararat Highway

Course

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

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

• List of rivers of Virginia

References