Saulsbury Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Marshyhope Creek |
Map Size: | 180 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Delaware#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 180 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Saulsbury Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Saulsbury Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Delaware Maryland |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Kent (DE) Caroline (MD) |
Length: | 4.09miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Marshyhope Creek |
Discharge1 Avg: | 14.04cuft/s at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[2] |
Source1: | Herring Run divide |
Source1 Location: | about 2 miles northwest of Hickman, Delaware |
Source1 Coordinates: | 38.8525°N -75.7408°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 54feet |
Mouth: | Marshyhope Creek |
Mouth Location: | Adamsville, Delaware |
Mouth Coordinates: | 38.834°N -75.6855°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 33feet |
Progression: | Marshyhope Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Nanticoke River |
Tributaries Left: | Cattail Branch |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Hobbs Road, Cattail Branch Road, Burrsville Road |
Saulsbury Creek is a 4.09miles long third-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Kent County, Delaware and Caroline County, Maryland.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
Saulsbury Creek rises on the Herring Run divide about 2 miles northwest of Hickman, Delaware, and then flows generally southeast to join Marshyhope Creek at Adamsville, Delaware.[3]
Saulsbury Creek drains of area, receives about 44.2 in/year of precipitation, and is about 8.55% forested.[2]