Goslee Creek
Tributary to Love Creek
Location of Goslee Creek mouth
Location of Goslee Creek mouth
Location of Goslee Creek mouth
Location of Goslee Creek mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceBlack Hog Gut divide
 • locationabout 0.25 miles north of Jimtown, Delaware
 • coordinates38°44′11″N 075°10′57″W / 38.73639°N 75.18250°W / 38.73639; -75.18250[1]
 • elevation14 ft (4.3 m)[2]
MouthLove Creek
 • location
Goslee Millpond
 • coordinates
38°43′26″N 075°11′16″W / 38.72389°N 75.18778°W / 38.72389; -75.18778[1]
 • elevation
3 ft (0.91 m)[2]
Length1.38 mi (2.22 km)[3]
Basin size3.65 square miles (9.5 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • average4.41 cu ft/s (0.125 m3/s) at mouth with Love Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressionsouth-southwest
River systemRehoboth Bay
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesJimtown Road

Goslee Creek is a 1.38 mi (2.22 km) long 1st order tributary to Love Creek, in Sussex County, Delaware.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Gosling Creek

Course

Goslee Creek rises on the Black Hog Gut divide about 0.25 miles north of Jimtown in Sussex County, Delaware. Goslee Creek then flows south-southwest to meet Love Creek within Goslee Millpond.[2]

Watershed

Goslee Creek drains 3.65 square miles (9.5 km2) of area, receives about 45.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 653.10 and is about 10.3% forested.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "GNIS Detail - Goslee Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Goslee Creek Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Fairmount Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Goslee Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 February 2020.



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