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Slaughter Creek (Cedar Creek tributary)
Slaughter Creek is a 9.92 mi (15.96 km) long 3rd order tributary to Cedar Creek in Sussex County, Delaware.
| Slaughter Creek Tributary to Cedar Creek | |
|---|---|
Location of Slaughter Creek mouth Slaughter Creek (Cedar Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Church Branch and North Prong divide |
| • location | about 0.25 miles northwest of Jefferson Crossroads, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 38°50′47″N 075°20′58″W / 38.84639°N 75.34944°W[1] |
| • elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Cedar Creek |
• location | about 0.25 miles west of Slaughter Beach, Delaware |
• coordinates | 38°55′16″N 075°19′36″W / 38.92111°N 75.32667°W[1] |
• elevation | 32 ft (9.8 m)[2] |
| Length | 9.92 mi (15.96 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 15.88 square miles (41.1 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Cedar Creek |
| • average | 19.48 cu ft/s (0.552 m3/s) at mouth with Cedar Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Cedar Creek → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Cedar Creek |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Draper-Bennett Ditch |
| • right | Old Slaughter Creek |
| Bridges | DE 1, Draper Road, Slaughter Beach Road (DE 36) |
Variant names edit
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Slaughter Beach Canal
- Slaughter Neck Ditch
Course edit
Slaughter Creek rises on the Church Branch and North Prong divide about 0.25 miles northwest of Jefferson Crossroads, Delaware. Slaughter Creek then flows east and makes a turn northwest to meet Cedar Creek west of Slaughter Beach.[2]
Watershed edit
Slaughter Creek drains 15.88 square miles (41.1 km2) of area, receives about 45.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 798.73 and is about 4% forested.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Slaughter Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Slaughter Creek Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Mispillion River Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Slaughter Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
External links edit
- Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge