Roy Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Assawoman Bay |
Map Size: | 180 |
Map Alt: | Map of Roy Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map: | Delaware#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 180 |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Roy Creek mouth |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Delaware |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Sussex |
Length: | 2.65miles[1] |
Discharge1 Avg: | 1.46cuft/s at mouth with Assawoman Bay[2] |
Source1: | Bearhole Ditch divide |
Source1 Location: | about 0.1 miles north of Williamsville, Delaware |
Source1 Coordinates: | 38.4644°N -75.1361°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 16feet[4] |
Mouth: | Assawoman Bay |
Mouth Location: | Keen-Wik Delaware |
Mouth Coordinates: | 38.4569°N -75.0897°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 0feet |
Progression: | generally southeast |
River System: | Assawoman Bay |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | Drum Creek |
Bridges: | New Road Lighthouse Road Americana Parkway |
Roy Creek is a 2.65miles long 1st order tributary to Assawoman Bay, in Sussex County, Delaware.
Roy Creek rises on the Bearhole Ditch divide about 0.1 miles north of Williamsville in Sussex County, Delaware. Roy Creek then flows generally southeast to meet Assawoman Bay at Keen-Wik, Delaware.[4]
Roy Creek drains of area, receives about 44.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 809.54 and is about 4.0% forested.[2]