Guinea Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Herring Creek |
Map Size: | 180 |
Map Alt: | Map of Guinea Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map: | Delaware#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 180 |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Guinea Creek mouth |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Delaware |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Sussex |
Length: | 4.22miles[1] |
Discharge1 Avg: | 8.55cuft/s at mouth with Herring Creek[2] |
Source1: | Emily Gut divide |
Source1 Location: | about 0.1 miles southeast of Holiday Pines |
Source1 Coordinates: | 38.6303°N -75.205°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 20feet[4] |
Mouth: | Herring Creek |
Mouth Location: | about 0.5 miles southwest of Angola Landing |
Mouth Coordinates: | 38.6433°N -75.1472°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 0feet |
Progression: | generally east |
River System: | Rehoboth Bay |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Autumn Road Indian Mission Road DE 24 Banks Road |
Guinea Creek is a 4.22miles long 1st order tributary to Herring Creek in Sussex County, Delaware, United States.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
Guinea Creek rises on the Emily Gut divide, about 0.1 miles southeast of Holiday Pines in Sussex County, Delaware. Guinea Creek then flows generally east to meet Herring Creek about 0.5 miles southwest of Angola Landing.[4]
Guinea Creek drains of area, receives about 44.9 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 635.57 and is about 24.6% forested.[2]