Duck Creek (Smyrna River tributary)
| Duck Creek Tributary to Smyrna River | |
|---|---|
   | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | New Castle Kent |
| City | Smyrna |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Duck Creek Pond at the confluence of Green Spring Branch and Providence Creek |
| • location | Smyrna, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 39°18′28″N 075°37′22″W / 39.30778°N 75.62278°W[1] |
| • elevation | 10 ft (3.0 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Smyrna River |
• location | about 1 mile northeast of Smyrna, Delaware |
• coordinates | 39°18′46″N 075°34′29″W / 39.31278°N 75.57472°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
| Length | 3.86 mi (6.21 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 23.13 square miles (59.9 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 27.89 cu ft/s (0.790 m3/s) at mouth with Smyrna River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | east |
| River system | Smyrna River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Green Spring Branch |
| • right | Providence Creek Greens Branch |
| Bridges | Duck Creek Road, US 13, DE 1, Smyrna Landing Road |
Duck Creek is a 3.86 mi (6.21 km) long 3rd order tributary to Smyrna River in New Castle County, Delaware.
Variant names
[edit]According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Ancke Kijhlen
- Ende Kil
- Green Branch
- Old Duck Creek
- Quinquingo Cipus
- Smyrna River
Course
[edit]Duck Creek is formed in Duck Creek Pond at the confluence of Green Spring Branch and Providence Creek at Smyrna, Delaware. Duck Creek then flows east to form the Smyrna River with Mill Creek about one mile (1.6 km) northeast of Smyrna, Delaware.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Duck Creek drains 23.13 square miles (59.9 km2) of area, receives about 44.5 in (1,130 mm) per year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 611.58 and is about 3.4% forested.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Duck Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Duck Creek Topo Map, Kent County DE (Smyrna Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Duck Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
