| Black Creek | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Black_Creek.jpg) Black Creek at Old Ferry Rd. Boat Ramp | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Clay County, Duval County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of North Fork and South Fork |
| • location | Middleburg |
| • coordinates | 30°04′08″N 81°51′37″W / 30.06885120°N 81.86037780°W |
| • elevation | 33 feet (10 m) |
| 2nd source | South Fork |
| • location | Stevens Lake in Camp Blanding[1] |
| • coordinates | 29°53′32″N 82°00′34″W / 29.89231482°N 82.00939680°W |
| • elevation | 157 feet (48 m) |
| 3rd source | North Fork |
| • location | Kingsley Lake[1] |
| • coordinates | 29°57′54″N 81°59′56″W / 29.96503202°N 81.99902458°W |
| • elevation | 174 feet (53 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Green Cove Springs on the St. Johns River[1] |
• coordinates | 30°02′29″N 81°42′29″W / 30.04135220°N 81.70814890°W |
• elevation | Less than 5 feet (1.5 m)[1] |
| Basin size | 474 square miles (1,230 km2)[2] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 515 cu ft/s (14.6 m3/s)[3] |
Black Creek is a tributary of the St. Johns River in Clay County, Florida. It is formed by the confluence of North Fork Black Creek and South Fork Black Creek. North Fork Black Creek originates as an outflow from Kingsley Lake and flows north and then southeast, meeting South Fork Black Creek on the east side of MIddleburg. North Fork Black Creek has Yellow Water Creek as its main tributary. South Fork Black Creek originates in a chain of lakes about four miles south of Kingsley Lake, with Ates Creek, Bull Creek, and Greens Creek as its main tributaries. Both forks are fed by areas of wetlands and numerous small streams.
- ^ a b c d Clark et al. 1964, p. 39.
- ^ Clark et al. 1964, p. 38.
- ^ Clark et al. 1964, p. 43.