Providence Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Duck Creek |
Map Size: | 180 |
Map Alt: | Map of Providence Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map: | Delaware#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 180 |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Providence Creek mouth |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Delaware |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | New Castle Kent |
Subdivision Type4: | City |
Subdivision Name4: | Smyrna |
Length: | 4.67miles[1] |
Discharge1 Avg: | 15.71cuft/s at mouth with Duck Creek[2] |
Source1: | Cypress Branch divide |
Source1 Location: | about 0.5 miles southwest of Thomas Corners, Delaware |
Source1 Coordinates: | 39.2992°N -75.6944°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 70feet[4] |
Mouth: | Duck Creek (Duck Creek Pond) |
Mouth Location: | Smyrna, Delaware |
Mouth Coordinates: | 39.3042°N -75.6278°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 10feet |
Progression: | northeast |
River System: | Smyrna River |
Tributaries Left: | Paw Paw Branch |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Blackbird Forest Road, Alley Mill Road, DE 15 |
Providence Creek is a 4.67miles long 3rd order tributary to Duck Creek in New Castle County, Delaware.
Providence Creek rises on the Cypress Branch divide about 0.5 miles southwest of Thomas Corners, Delaware.[4]
Providence Creek drains of area, receives about 44.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 604.98 and is about 3.6% forested.[2]