Tidbury Creek
| Tidbury Creek Tributary to St. Jones River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Tidbury Creek mouth  Tidbury Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Kent |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Hudson Branch and Heron Drain divides |
| • location | about 0.5 miles north of Viola, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 39°03′02″N 075°34′27″W / 39.05056°N 75.57417°W[1] |
| • elevation | 57 ft (17 m)[2] |
| Mouth | St. Jones River |
• location | Lebanon, Delaware |
• coordinates | 39°06′55″N 075°29′57″W / 39.11528°N 75.49917°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
| Length | 8.18 mi (13.16 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 12.14 square miles (31.4 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | St. Jones River |
| • average | 14.64 cu ft/s (0.415 m3/s) at mouth with St. Jones River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | St. Jones River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | St. Jones River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Red House Branch Newell Branch |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Waterbodies | Derby Pond Voshell Pond |
| Bridges | Olin Dill Road, Henry Cowgill Road, Steeles Ridge Road, Dundee Road, Upper King Road, US 13, Voshells Mill-Star Hill Road, Rising Sun Road, South State Street, Sorghum Mill Road |
Tidbury Creek is a 8.18 mi (13.16 km) long 2nd order tributary to the St. Jones River in Kent County, Delaware.
Variant names
[edit]According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Fidbury Branch
- Tidburg Creek
- Tidbury Branch
Course
[edit]Tidbury Creek rises about 0.5 miles north of Viola in Kent County, Delaware on the Hudson Branch and Heron Drain divides. Tidbury Creek then flows east to meet the St. Jones River at Lebanon, Delaware.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Tidbury Creek drains 12.14 square miles (31.4 km2) of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 611.05 and is about 5.9% forested.[4]
See also
[edit]Maps
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Tidbury Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Tidbury Creek Topo Map, Kent County DE (Frederica Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Tidbury Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
