Aunt Clara Fork Tributary to Kings Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Washington |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | unnamed tributary to Brush Run divide |
• location | pond about 1.5 miles south of Frankfort Springs, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 40°29′58″N 080°27′27″W / 40.49944°N 80.45750°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,100 ft (340 m)[2] |
Mouth | Kings Creek |
• location | about 4 miles northeast of Weirton, West Virginia |
• coordinates | 40°25′38″N 080°30′43″W / 40.42722°N 80.51194°W[1] |
• elevation | 833 ft (254 m)[3] |
Length | 7.39 mi (11.89 km)[4] |
Basin size | 14.67 square miles (38.0 km2)[5] |
Discharge | |
• location | Kings Creek |
• average | 15.36 cu ft/s (0.435 m3/s) at mouth with Kings Creek[5] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Kings Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
River system | Ohio River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Mylane Lane, WV 18, Meadow Road, Purdy Road, Rock School Road, Clydes Road |
Aunt Clara Fork is a 7.39 mi (11.89 km) long 3rd order tributary to Kings Creek in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Aunt Clara Fork Kings Creek
Course
AUnt Clara Fork rises in a pond about 1.5 miles south of Frankfort Springs, Pennsylvania, and then flows southwest to join Kings Creek about 4 miles northeast of Weirton.[3]
Watershed
Aunt Clara Fork drains 14.67 square miles (38.0 km2) of area, receives about 39.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 329.03 and is about 69% forested.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Aunt Clara Fork". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Aunt Clara Fork Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 10 June 2021.