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Cedar Creek (Delaware Bay tributary, Delaware)

Cedar Creek is a 16.09 mi (25.89 km) long 4th order tributary to Delaware Bay in Sussex and Kent Counties, Delaware.

Cedar Creek
Tributary to Delaware Bay
Location of Cedar Creek mouth
Cedar Creek (Delaware Bay tributary, Delaware) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Kent
Physical characteristics
SourceGum Branch divide
 • locationabout 1 mile west of Hudson Pond Acres, Delaware
 • coordinates38°48′57″N 075°27′17″W / 38.81583°N 75.45472°W / 38.81583; -75.45472[1]
 • elevation0 ft (0 m)[2]
MouthDelaware Bay
 • location
Mispillion Light, Delaware
 • coordinates
38°56′52″N 075°18′48″W / 38.94778°N 75.31333°W / 38.94778; -75.31333[1]
 • elevation
55 ft (17 m)[2]
Length16.09 mi (25.89 km)[3]
Basin size50.01 square miles (129.5 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationDelaware Bay
 • average61.80 cu ft/s (1.750 m3/s) at mouth with Delaware Bay[4]
Basin features
ProgressionDelaware BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemDelaware Bay
Tributaries 
 • leftBeaverdam Branch
 • rightChurch Branch
Slaughter Creek
BridgesNorth Union Church Road, US 113, DE 213, Greentop Road, Clendaniel Pond Road, Fleatown Road, DE 30, DE 1, Bay Avenue (DE 36)

Variant names edit

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

  • Slaughter Creek

Course edit

Cedar Creek rises on the Gum Branch divide about 1 mile west of Hudson Pond Acres, Delaware. Cedar Creek then flows northeast to meet Delaware Bay by Mispillion Light.[2]

Watershed edit

Cedar Creek drains 50.01 square miles (129.5 km2) of area, receives about 45.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 694.36 and is about 9% forested.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Cedar Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Cedar Creek Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Mispillion River Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Cedar Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 November 2019.


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