Deep Creek
Tributary to Nanticoke River
Location of Deep Creek mouth
Location of Deep Creek mouth
Location of Deep Creek mouth
Location of Deep Creek mouth
Location of Deep Creek mouth
Deep Creek (Nanticoke River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Deep Creek and Broadkill River in Redden State Forest
 • locationRedden Crossroads, Delaware
 • coordinates38°44′01″N 075°25′11″W / 38.73361°N 75.41972°W / 38.73361; -75.41972[1]
 • elevation42 ft (13 m)[2]
MouthNanticoke River
 • location
Seaford, Delaware
 • coordinates
38°44′39″N 075°35′18″W / 38.74417°N 75.58833°W / 38.74417; -75.58833[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length14.0 mi (22.5 km)[3]
Basin size64.87 square miles (168.0 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • average78.25 cu ft/s (2.216 m3/s) at mouth with Nanticoke River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionNanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftMifflin Ditch
McColleys Branch
Rum Bridge Branch
Tyndall Branch
Baker Mill Branch
Tubbs Branch
 • rightShorts Ditch
WaterbodiesConcord Pond

Deep Creek is a 14.0-mile-long (22.5 km) tributary of the Nanticoke River that rises in the Redden area and flows southwest towards Seaford, Delaware.

References

  1. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Deep Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Williams Pond Park Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Seaford East Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Deep Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
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