Swan Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Indian River Bay |
Image Alt: | Picture of middle Swan Creek in Sussex County, Delaware |
Map Size: | 180 |
Map Alt: | Map of Swan Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map: | Delaware#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 180 |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Swan Creek mouth |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Delaware |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Sussex |
Length: | 5.4miles[1] |
Discharge1 Avg: | 11.34cuft/s at mouth with Indian River[2] |
Source1: | Unity Branch divide |
Source1 Location: | about 1 mile southwest of Hollyville, Delaware |
Source1 Coordinates: | 38.6508°N -75.2717°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 36feet[4] |
Mouth: | Indian River |
Mouth Location: | Fishing Point, Delaware |
Mouth Coordinates: | 38.5894°N -75.2506°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 0feet |
Progression: | south |
River System: | Indian River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Waterbodies: | Waples Pond Longwood Pond |
Bridges: | Zoar Road Hollyville Road Mt Joy Road Maryland Camp Road DE 24 |
Swan Creek is a 5.4miles long 2nd order tributary to Indian River in Sussex County, Delaware.
Swan Creek rises on the Unity Branch divide, about 1 mile southwest of Hollyville in Sussex County, Delaware. Swan Creek then flows south to meet Indian River at Fishing Point.[4]
Swan Creek drains of area, receives about 45.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 704.54 and is about 29.61% forested.[2]