Aunt Clara Fork

Stream in Pennsylvania, USA
40°29′58″N 080°27′27″W / 40.49944°N 80.45750°W / 40.49944; -80.45750[1] • elevation1,100 ft (340 m)[2] MouthKings 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 / 40.42722; -80.51194[1]
 • elevation
833 ft (254 m)[3]Length7.39 mi (11.89 km)[4]Basin size14.67 square miles (38.0 km2)[5]Discharge  • locationKings Creek • average15.36 cu ft/s (0.435 m3/s) at mouth with Kings Creek[5] Basin featuresProgressionKings Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of MexicoRiver systemOhio RiverTributaries  • leftunnamed tributaries • rightunnamed tributariesBridgesMylane 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

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Aunt Clara Fork". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Aunt Clara Fork Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
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