Cedar Creek (Delaware Bay Tributary, Delaware)
Cedar Creek is a 16.09 mi (25.89 km) long 4th order tributary to Delaware Bay in Sussex and Kent Counties, Delaware.
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:
- Slaughter Creek
Course
Cedar Creek rises on the Gum Branch divide about 1 mile west of Hudson Pond Acres, Delaware. Cedar Creek then flows northeast to meet Delaware Bay by Mispillion Light.
Watershed
Cedar Creek drains 50.01 square miles (129.5 km) of area, receives about 45.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 694.36 and is about 9% forested.
References
- ^ "GNIS Detail - Cedar Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "Cedar Creek Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Mispillion River Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "Cedar Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 November 2019.