Clarks Creek (Ararat River tributary)
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| Clarks Creek Tributary to Ararat River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Clarks Creek mouth  Clarks Creek (Ararat River tributary) (the United States) | |
| 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 / 36.60833°N 80.47972°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 / 36.56806°N 80.55028°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 |
Clarks Creek is a 6.39 mi (10.28 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Ararat River in Patrick County, Virginia.
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]