Deep Creek (Nanticoke River tributary)
| Deep Creek Tributary to Nanticoke River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Deep Creek mouth  Deep Creek (Nanticoke River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Deep Creek and Broadkill River in Redden State Forest |
| • location | Redden Crossroads, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 38°44′01″N 075°25′11″W / 38.73361°N 75.41972°W[1] |
| • elevation | 42 ft (13 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Nanticoke River |
• location | Seaford, Delaware |
• coordinates | 38°44′39″N 075°35′18″W / 38.74417°N 75.58833°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
| Length | 14.0 mi (22.5 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 64.87 square miles (168.0 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 78.25 cu ft/s (2.216 m3/s) at mouth with Nanticoke River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | southwest |
| River system | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Mifflin Ditch McColleys Branch Rum Bridge Branch Tyndall Branch Baker Mill Branch Tubbs Branch |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Waterbodies | Concord Pond |
Deep Creek is a 14.0-mile-long (22.5 km) tributary of the Nanticoke River that rises in the Redden area and flows southwest towards Seaford, Delaware.
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Deep Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Williams Pond Park Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Seaford East Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Deep Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
