Arnell Creek (Love Creek tributary)
| Arnell Creek Tributary to Love Creek | |
|---|---|
   | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Munchy Branch divide |
| • location | at Breezewood, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 38°42′55″N 075°08′06″W / 38.71528°N 75.13500°W[1] |
| • elevation | 20 ft (6.1 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Love Creek |
• location | at Robinson Landing, Delaware |
• coordinates | 38°41′24″N 075°08′16″W / 38.69000°N 75.13778°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
| Length | 2.09 mi (3.36 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 1.63 square miles (4.2 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 1.96 cu ft/s (0.056 m3/s) at mouth with Love Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | South-southeast |
| River system | Rehoboth Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
Arnell Creek is a 3.09 mi (4.97 km) long 1st order tributary to Love Creek, in Sussex County, Delaware.
Variant names
[edit]According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Arnells Creek
- Arnold Creek
Course
[edit]Arnell Creek rises on the Munchy Branch divide at Breezewood in Sussex County, Delaware. Arnell Creek then flows south-southeast to meet Love Creek at Robinson Landing.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Arnell Creek drains 1.63 square miles (4.2 km2) of area, receives about 45.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 547.46 and is about 8.0% forested.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Arnell Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Arnell Creek Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Fairmount Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Arnell Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
