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Clear Creek
Clear Creek (Rocky River tributary) is located in North Carolina
Clear Creek (Rocky River tributary)
Clear Creek (Rocky River tributary) is located in the United States
Clear Creek (Rocky River tributary)
Location of Clear Creek mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Rocky River
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Union
Cabarrus
Mecklenberg
City Mint Hill
Physical characteristics
Main source Irvins Creek divide
Mint Hill, North Carolina
738 ft (225 m)
35°11′06″N 080°38′51″W / 35.18500°N 80.64750°W / 35.18500; -80.64750
River mouth Rocky River
about 1 mile east-northeast of Brief, North Carolina
444 ft (135 m)
35°11′06″N 080°30′18″W / 35.18500°N 80.50500°W / 35.18500; -80.50500
Length 12.41 mi (19.97 km)
Basin features
Progression northeast and southeast
River system Pee Dee River
Basin size 24.62 square miles (63.8 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    Wiley Branch
  • Right:
    Long Branch
Bridges I-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:

  • 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.

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.

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