Broad Creek (Nanticoke River tributary)

Broad Creek
Tributary to Nanticoke River
Map of Broad Creek mouth location
Map of Broad Creek mouth location
Location of Broad Creek mouth
Map of Broad Creek mouth location
Map of Broad Creek mouth location
Broad Creek (Nanticoke River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
CityLaurel
Bethel
Physical characteristics
Sourceconfluence of Elliott Pond Branch and James Branch
 • locationLake Pines, Delaware[2]
 • coordinates38°33′31″N 075°34′03″W / 38.55861°N 75.56750°W / 38.55861; -75.56750[1]
 • elevation8 ft (2.4 m)[2]
MouthNanticoke River
 • location
about 0.5 miles west of Cherry Walk, Delaware[3]
 • coordinates
38°34′05″N 075°40′29″W / 38.56806°N 75.67472°W / 38.56806; -75.67472[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[3]
Length8.00 mi (12.87 km)[4]
Basin size123.77 square miles (320.6 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationNanticoke River
 • average146.81 cu ft/s (4.157 m3/s) at mouth with Nanticoke River[5]
Basin features
ProgressionNanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[4]
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftCopper Branch
Little Creek
Holly Ditch
Collins and Culver Ditch
Tussocky Branch
 • rightRogers Branch
WaterbodiesRecords Pond
BridgesUS 13, Willow Street, Delaware Avenue, North Central Avenue, North Poplar Street, Shell Bridge Road

Broad Creek is a 8.00 mi (12.87 km) long 4th order tributary to the Nanticoke River in Sussex County, Delaware.

Variant names

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

  • Broad Creek River
  • Laurel River

Course

Broad Creek is formed at the confluence of Elliott Pond Branch and James Branch at Lake Pines, Delaware[2] and then flows west into the Nanticoke River about 0.5 miles west of Cherry Walk.[3]

Watershed

Broad Creek drains 123.77 square miles (320.6 km2) of area, receives about 45.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 718.86 and is about 14% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Broad Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Broad Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 13 December 2020.


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