Little Creek (Broad Creek tributary)
| Little Creek Tributary to Broad Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Little Creek mouth  Little Creek (Broad Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| City | Laurel |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | confluence of Meadow Branch and Holly Branch |
| • location | about 2 miles south of Laurel, Delaware[2] |
| • coordinates | 38°31′16″N 075°34′42″W / 38.52111°N 75.57833°W[1] |
| • elevation | 23 ft (7.0 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Broad Creek |
• location | Laurel, Delaware[3] |
• coordinates | 38°33′39″N 075°35′16″W / 38.56083°N 75.58778°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[3] |
| Length | 3.63 mi (5.84 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 17.36 square miles (45.0 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Broad Creek |
| • average | 20.47 cu ft/s (0.580 m3/s) at mouth with Broad Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Broad Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[4] |
| River system | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Holly Branch |
| • right | Meadow Branch |
| Waterbodies | Horseys Pond |
| Bridges | Dickerson 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[edit]
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Meadow Branch
Course[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Little Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Little Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
