Dirickson Creek (Little Assawoman Bay tributary)
| Dirickson Creek Tributary to Little Assawoman Bay | |
|---|---|
 Dirickson Creek north of Fenwick West, Delaware | |
   | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | confluence of Batson Branch and Bearhole Ditch |
| • location | about 0.25 miles northwest of Fenwick West, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 38°28′50″N 075°08′08″W / 38.48056°N 75.13556°W[1] |
| • elevation | 8 ft (2.4 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Little Assawoman Bay |
• location | Laws Point, Delaware |
• coordinates | 38°29′02″N 075°04′54″W / 38.48389°N 75.08167°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
| Length | 3.64 mi (5.86 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 18.37 square miles (47.6 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 20.95 cu ft/s (0.593 m3/s) at mouth with Little Assawoman Bay[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | east |
| River system | Little Assawoman Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Batson Branch Agricultural Ditch Williams Creek |
| • right | Bearhole Ditch |
| Bridges | Old Mill Bridge Road |
Dirickson Creek is a 3.64 mi (5.86 km) long 3rd order tributary to Little Assawoman Bay, in Sussex County, Delaware.
Variant names
[edit]According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Williams Creek
Course
[edit]Dirickson Creek is formed at the confluence of Batson Branch and Bearhole Ditch about 0.25 miles northwest of Fenwick West in Sussex County, Delaware. Dirickson Creek then flows east to meet Little Assawoman Bay at Laws Point, Delaware.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Dirickson Creek drains 18.37 square miles (47.6 km2) of area, receives about 44.7 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 714.69 and is about 4.9% forested.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Dirickson Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Dirickson Creek Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Assawoman Bay Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Dirickson Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
