Deep Creek (Nanticoke River tributary) explained

Deep Creek
Name Other:Tributary to Nanticoke River
Map Size:180
Map Alt:Deep Creek
Pushpin Map:Delaware#USA
Pushpin Map Size:180
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Deep Creek mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Deep Creek mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Delaware
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Sussex
Length:14miles[1]
Discharge1 Avg:78.25cuft/s at mouth with Nanticoke River[2]
Source1:divide between Deep Creek and Broadkill River in Redden State Forest
Source1 Location:Redden Crossroads, Delaware
Source1 Coordinates:38.7336°N -75.4197°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:42feet[4]
Mouth:Nanticoke River
Mouth Location:Seaford, Delaware
Mouth Coordinates:38.7442°N -75.5883°W
Mouth Elevation:0feet
Progression:Nanticoke RiverChesapeake BayAtlantic Ocean
River System:Nanticoke River
Tributaries Left:Mifflin Ditch
McColleys Branch
Rum Bridge Branch
Tyndall Branch
Baker Mill Branch
Tubbs Branch
Tributaries Right:Shorts Ditch
Waterbodies:Concord Pond

Deep Creek is a 14adj=midNaNadj=mid tributary of the Nanticoke River that rises in the Redden area and flows southwest towards Seaford, Delaware.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 30 July 2019.
  2. Web site: Deep Creek Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 30 July 2019.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Deep Creek . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 30 July 2019.
  4. Web site: Williams Pond Park Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Seaford East Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 30 July 2019 . en.