Fishing Creek
Tributary to Blackbird Creek
Location of Fishing Creek mouth
Location of Fishing Creek mouth
Location of Fishing Creek mouth
Location of Fishing Creek mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Physical characteristics
SourceCedar Swamp divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles north of Taylors Bridge, Delaware
 • coordinates39°24′49″N 075°35′18″W / 39.41361°N 75.58833°W / 39.41361; -75.58833[1]
 • elevation0 ft (0 m)[2]
MouthBlackbird Creek
 • location
about 2 miles north of Taylors Bridge, Delaware
 • coordinates
39°25′44″N 075°35′50″W / 39.42889°N 75.59722°W / 39.42889; -75.59722[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length1.44 mi (2.32 km)[3]
Basin size0.58 square miles (1.5 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • average0.65 cu ft/s (0.018 m3/s) at mouth with Blackbird Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionBlackbird Creek → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemBlackbird Creek
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries

Fishing Creek is a 2.19 mi (3.52 km) long 1st order tributary to Blackbird Creek in New Castle County, Delaware. This creek is entirely tidal for its course.

Course

Fishing Creek rises on the Cedar Swamp divide about 0.5 miles north of Taylors Bridge in New Castle County, Delaware. Fishing Creek then flows northwest to meet Blackbird Creek about 2 miles north of Taylors Bridge, Delaware.[2]

Watershed

Fishing Creek drains 0.58 square miles (1.5 km2) of area, receives about 43.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 792.29 and is about 4.7% forested.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Fishing Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Blackbird Creek Topo Map, New Castle County DE (Taylors Bridge Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Fishing Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 2 March 2020.



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