Deep Creek (Nanticoke River tributary)
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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.
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Deep Creek Tributary to Nanticoke River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Delaware |
County | Sussex |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | divide between Deep Creek and Broadkill River in Redden State Forest |
• location | Redden Crossroads, Delaware |
• coordinates | 38°44′01″N 075°25′11″W[1] |
• elevation | 42 ft (13 m)[2] |
Mouth | Nanticoke River |
• location | Seaford, Delaware |
• coordinates | 38°44′39″N 075°35′18″W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
Length | 14.0 mi (22.5 km)[3] |
Basin size | 64.87 square miles (168.0 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• average | 78.25 cu ft/s (2.216 m3/s) at mouth with Nanticoke River[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Nanticoke River |
Tributaries | |
• left | Mifflin Ditch McColleys Branch Rum Bridge Branch Tyndall Branch Baker Mill Branch Tubbs Branch |
• right | Shorts Ditch |
Waterbodies | Concord Pond |
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