Goslee Creek (Love Creek tributary)

Goslee Creek is a 1.38 mi (2.22 km) long 1st order tributary to Love Creek, in Sussex County, Delaware.

Goslee Creek Tributary to Love Creek
Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Sussex
Physical characteristics
Source	Black Hog Gut divide
• location	about 0.25 miles north of Jimtown, Delaware
• coordinates	38°44′11″N 075°10′57″W[1]
• elevation	14 ft (4.3 m)[2]
Mouth	Love Creek
• location	Goslee Millpond
• coordinates	38°43′26″N 075°11′16″W[1]
• elevation	3 ft (0.91 m)[2]
Length	1.38 mi (2.22 km)[3]
Basin size	3.65 square miles (9.5 km^2)[4]
Discharge
• average	4.41 cu ft/s (0.125 m^3/s) at mouth with Love Creek[4]
Basin features
Progression	south-southwest
River system	Rehoboth Bay
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Jimtown Road

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

• Gosling Creek

Course

Goslee Creek rises on the Black Hog Gut divide about 0.25 miles north of Jimtown in Sussex County, Delaware. Goslee Creek then flows south-southwest to meet Love Creek within Goslee Millpond.[2]

Watershed

Goslee Creek drains 3.65 square miles (9.5 km²) of area, receives about 45.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 653.10 and is about 10.3% forested.[4]

See also

• List of rivers of Delaware

References

1. "GNIS Detail - Goslee Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
2. "Goslee Creek Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Fairmount Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
4. "Goslee Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 February 2020.