Clear Creek (Rocky River tributary)

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Clear Creek
Tributary to Rocky River
Clear Creek (Rocky River tributary) is located in North Carolina
Clear Creek (Rocky River tributary)
Location of Clear Creek mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyUnion
Cabarrus
Mecklenberg
CityMint Hill
Physical characteristics
SourceIrvins Creek divide
 • locationMint Hill, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°11′06″N 080°38′51″W / 35.18500°N 80.64750°W / 35.18500; -80.64750[1]
 • elevation738 ft (225 m)[2]
MouthRocky River
 • location
about 1 mile east-northeast of Brief, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°11′06″N 080°30′18″W / 35.18500°N 80.50500°W / 35.18500; -80.50500Coordinates: 35°11′06″N 080°30′18″W / 35.18500°N 80.50500°W / 35.18500; -80.50500[1]
 • elevation
444 ft (135 m)[2]
Length12.41 mi (19.97 km)[3]
Basin size24.62 square miles (63.8 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationRocky River
 • average27.97 cu ft/s (0.792 m3/s) at mouth with Rocky River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionRocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemPee Dee River
Tributaries 
 • leftWiley Branch
 • rightLong Branch
BridgesI-485, Pumpkin Way Drive, Bartlett Road, Arlington Church Road, Ferguson Road, Ben Black Road, US 601, Hopewell Church Road

Clear Creek is a 12.41 mi (19.97 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Rocky River in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.

Variant names[]

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Cleur Creek
  • Red Creek

Course[]

Clear Creek rises in Mint Hill in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Clear Creek then flows northeast into Cabarrus County and then turns southeast into Union County to meet the Rocky River about 1 mile east-northeast of Brief at the Cabarrus-Union County line.[2]

Watershed[]

Clear Creek drains 24.62 square miles (63.8 km2) of area, receives about 47.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 415.19 and is about 49% forested.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Clear Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Crooked Creek Topo Map in Union". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Clear Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 25 October 2020.


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