Fishing Creek (Blackbird Creek tributary) explained

Fishing Creek
Name Other:Tributary to Blackbird Creek
Map Size:180
Map Alt:Map of Fishing Creek mouth
Pushpin Map:Delaware#USA
Pushpin Map Size:180
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Fishing Creek mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Delaware
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:New Castle
Length:1.44miles[1]
Discharge1 Avg:0.65cuft/s at mouth with Blackbird Creek[2]
Source1:Cedar Swamp divide
Source1 Location:about 0.5 miles north of Taylors Bridge, Delaware
Source1 Coordinates:39.4136°N -75.5883°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:0feet[4]
Mouth:Blackbird Creek
Mouth Location:about 2 miles north of Taylors Bridge, Delaware
Mouth Coordinates:39.4289°N -75.5972°W
Mouth Elevation:0feet
Progression:Blackbird CreekDelaware BayAtlantic Ocean
River System:Blackbird Creek
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries

Fishing Creek is a 2.19miles long 1st order tributary to Blackbird Creek in New Castle County, Delaware. This creek is entirely tidal for its course.

Course

Fishing Creek rises on the Cedar Swamp divide about 0.5 miles north of Taylors Bridge in New Castle County, Delaware. Fishing Creek then flows northwest to meet Blackbird Creek about 2 miles north of Taylors Bridge, Delaware.[4]

Watershed

Fishing Creek drains of area, receives about 43.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 792.29 and is about 4.7% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 2 March 2020.
  2. Web site: Fishing Creek Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 2 March 2020.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Fishing Creek . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 2 March 2020.
  4. Web site: Blackbird Creek Topo Map, New Castle County DE (Taylors Bridge Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 2 March 2020 . en.