Love Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Rehoboth Bay |
Map Size: | 180 |
Map Alt: | Map of Love Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map: | Delaware#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 180 |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Love Creek mouth |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Delaware |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Sussex |
Length: | 3.68miles[1] |
Discharge1 Avg: | 1.96cuft/s at mouth with Rehoboth Bay[2] |
Source1: | confluence of Goslee Creek and Bundicks Branch |
Source1 Location: | Goslee Millpond |
Source1 Coordinates: | 38.7186°N -75.1886°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 7feet[4] |
Mouth: | Rehoboth Bay |
Mouth Location: | about 0.1 miles south of Old Landing, Delaware |
Mouth Coordinates: | 38.6936°N -75.1503°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 0feet |
Progression: | southeast |
River System: | Rehoboth Bay |
Tributaries Left: | Goslee Creek Hetty Fisher Glade Dorman Branch Arnell Creek |
Tributaries Right: | Bundicks Branch Stillman Glade Cherry Walk Creek |
Waterbodies: | Goslee Millpond |
Bridges: | Robinsonville Road DE 24 |
Love Creek is a 3.68miles long 3rd order tributary to Rehoboth Bay, in Sussex County, Delaware. Except for the part in Goslee Millpond, the creek is entirely tidal.
Love Creek is formed at the confluence of Goslee Creek and Bundicks Branch within Goslee Millpond in Sussex County, Delaware. Love Creek then flows southeast to meet Rehoboth Bay about 0.1 miles south of Old Landing.[4]
The Love Creek Bridge clearance is 8'7" at low tide and 6' at high tide. The pier water depth is 5' at high tide and 2'6" at low tide.
Love Creek drains of area, receives about 45.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 623.30 and is about 20.8% forested.[2]