Guinea Creek (Herring Creek tributary) explained

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.

Variant names

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

Course

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]

Watershed

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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 18 February 2020.
  2. Web site: Guinea Creek Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 18 February 2020.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Guinea Creek . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 18 February 2020.
  4. Web site: Guinea Creek Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Fairmount Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 18 February 2020 . en.