Clear Creek is a scenic tributary of the Obed River that flows through Cumberland, Fentress, and Morgan Counties on Tennessee's Cumberland Plateau. As part of the Obed Wild and Scenic River system, this beautiful stream is characterized by rainfall-dominated flows that create extremes in stream levels, responding dramatically to both seasonal variations and individual storm events. The creek carves through 500-foot deep gorges of sandstone, creating a diverse aquatic habitat that supports a rich assemblage of native fish species. The Obed River system, including Clear Creek, provides extensive habitat for the Cumberlandian aquatic species assemblage and protects 45 miles of contiguous riparian forest, some of which has never been cleared. The surrounding landscape features globally imperiled Cumberland river scour prairie plant communities along the creek's banks.