Clear Creek is a 13.5 miles (21.7 km) long stream which begins at 8,780 feet (2,680 m) on the southern slopes of Snow Valley Peak (Toiyabe National Forest, Carson Range) west of Carson City.

It is the only perennial tributary of the Carson River mainstem, and is protected by The Nature Conservancy.

Clear Creek Station, about 5 miles south of Carson City proper, was a famous stage station and headquarters for sheepherders.

Three large sawmills were built on the banks of Clear Creek in 1862.

[5] Clear Creek flows south before crossing under U.S. Route 50 (Lincoln Highway) and into Douglas County, Nevada from Carson City, then it turns east and bounces along the Carson City - Douglas County line, until its terminus in the Carson River southeast of downtown Carson City.