Little Creek (Broad Creek tributary)

Little Creek
Tributary to Broad Creek
Map of Little Creek mouth location
Map of Little Creek mouth location
Location of Little Creek mouth
Map of Little Creek mouth location
Map of Little Creek mouth location
Little Creek (Broad Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
CityLaurel
Physical characteristics
Sourceconfluence of Meadow Branch and Holly Branch
 • locationabout 2 miles south of Laurel, Delaware[2]
 • coordinates38°31′16″N 075°34′42″W / 38.52111°N 75.57833°W / 38.52111; -75.57833[1]
 • elevation23 ft (7.0 m)[2]
MouthBroad Creek
 • location
Laurel, Delaware[3]
 • coordinates
38°33′39″N 075°35′16″W / 38.56083°N 75.58778°W / 38.56083; -75.58778[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[3]
Length3.63 mi (5.84 km)[4]
Basin size17.36 square miles (45.0 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationBroad Creek
 • average20.47 cu ft/s (0.580 m3/s) at mouth with Broad Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionBroad Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[4]
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftHolly Branch
 • rightMeadow Branch
WaterbodiesHorseys Pond
BridgesDickerson Road, Sharptown Road, Portsville Road

Little Creek is a 3.63 mi (5.84 km) long 3rd order tributary to Broad Creek in Sussex County, Delaware.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Meadow Branch

Course

Little Creek is formed at the confluence of Meadow Branch and Holly Branch about 1 mile south of Laurel, Delaware[2] and then flows north into Broad Creek at Laurel.[3]

Watershed

Little Creek drains 17.36 square miles (45.0 km2) of area, receives about 45.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 746.39 and is about 10% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Little Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Little Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 16 December 2020.


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