Spring Creek Tributary to Murderkill River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Delaware |
County | Kent |
City | Frederica |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Confluence of Hudson Branch and Pratt Branch |
• location | about 2.5 miles northwest of Frederica, Delaware |
• coordinates | 39°01′42″N 075°29′58″W / 39.02833°N 75.49944°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
Mouth | Murderkill River |
• location | Frederica, Delaware |
• coordinates | 39°00′42″N 075°27′40″W / 39.01167°N 75.46111°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
Length | 3.73 mi (6.00 km)[3] |
Basin size | 27.95 square miles (72.4 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Murderkill River |
• average | 33.73 cu ft/s (0.955 m3/s) at mouth with Murderkill River[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Murderkill River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Murderkill River |
Tributaries | |
• left | Hudson Branch Double Run |
• right | Pratt Branch |
Bridges | DE 12 |
Spring Creek is a 3.73 mi (6.00 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Murderkill River in Kent County, Delaware.
Spring Creek forms at the confluence of Hudson Branch and Pratt Branch about 2.5 miles northwest of Frederica, Delaware. Spring Creek then flows southeast to meet the Murderkill River at Frederica, Delaware.[2]
Spring Creek drains 27.95 square miles (72.4 km2) of area, receives about 44.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 576.55 and is about 8.4% forested.[4]