Goslee Creek (Love Creek tributary) explained

Goslee Creek
Name Other:Tributary to Love Creek
Map Size:180
Map Alt:Map of Goslee Creek mouth
Pushpin Map:Delaware#USA
Pushpin Map Size:180
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Goslee Creek mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Delaware
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Sussex
Length:1.38miles[1]
Discharge1 Avg:4.41cuft/s at mouth with Love Creek[2]
Source1:Black Hog Gut divide
Source1 Location:about 0.25 miles north of Jimtown, Delaware
Source1 Coordinates:38.7364°N -75.1825°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:14feet[4]
Mouth:Love Creek
Mouth Location:Goslee Millpond
Mouth Coordinates:38.7239°N -75.1878°W
Mouth Elevation:3feet
Progression:south-southwest
River System:Rehoboth Bay
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Jimtown Road

Goslee Creek is a 1.38miles long 1st order tributary to Love Creek, in Sussex County, Delaware.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]

Course

Goslee Creek rises on the Black Hog Gut divide about 0.25 miles north of Jimtown in Sussex County, Delaware. Goslee Creek then flows south-southwest to meet Love Creek within Goslee Millpond.[4]

Watershed

Goslee Creek drains of area, receives about 45.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 653.10 and is about 10.3% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 17 February 2020.
  2. Web site: Goslee Creek Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 17 February 2020.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Goslee Creek . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 17 February 2020.
  4. Web site: Goslee Creek Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Fairmount Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 17 February 2020 . en.