| Slaughter Creek | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Cedar Creek |
| Map Size: | 200 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Delaware#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 200 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Slaughter Creek mouth |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Delaware |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Sussex |
| Length: | 9.92miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Cedar Creek |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 19.48cuft/s at mouth with Cedar Creek[2] |
| Source1: | Church Branch and North Prong divide |
| Source1 Location: | about 0.25 miles northwest of Jefferson Crossroads, Delaware |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 38.8464°N -75.3494°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 0feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Cedar Creek |
| Mouth Location: | about 0.25 miles west of Slaughter Beach, Delaware |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 38.9211°N -75.3267°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 32feet |
| Progression: | Cedar Creek → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Cedar Creek |
| Tributaries Left: | Draper-Bennett Ditch |
| Tributaries Right: | Old Slaughter Creek |
| Bridges: | DE 1, Draper Road, Slaughter Beach Road (DE 36) |
Slaughter Creek is a 9.92miles long 3rd order tributary to Cedar Creek in Sussex County, Delaware.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
Slaughter Creek rises on the Church Branch and North Prong divide about 0.25 miles northwest of Jefferson Crossroads, Delaware. Slaughter Creek then flows east and makes a turn northwest to meet Cedar Creek west of Slaughter Beach.[4]
Slaughter Creek drains of area, receives about 45.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 798.73 and is about 4% forested.[2]