Guinea Creek (Herring Creek tributary)

Guinea Creek is a 4.22 mi (6.79 km) long 1st order tributary to Herring Creek in Sussex County, Delaware, United States.

Guinea Creek Tributary to Herring Creek
Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Sussex
Physical characteristics
Source	Emily Gut divide
• location	about 0.1 miles southeast of Holiday Pines
• coordinates	38°37′49″N 075°12′18″W[1]
• elevation	20 ft (6.1 m)[2]
Mouth	Herring Creek
• location	about 0.5 miles southwest of Angola Landing
• coordinates	38°38′36″N 075°08′50″W[1]
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length	4.22 mi (6.79 km)[3]
Basin size	7.25 square miles (18.8 km^2)[4]
Discharge
• average	8.55 cu ft/s (0.242 m^3/s) at mouth with Herring Creek[4]
Basin features
Progression	generally east
River system	Rehoboth Bay
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Autumn Road Indian Mission Road DE 24 Banks Road

Variant names

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

• Goldsmith Branch

Course

Guinea Creek rises on the Emily Gut divide, about 0.1 miles southeast of Holiday Pines in Sussex County, Delaware. Guinea Creek then flows generally east to meet Herring Creek about 0.5 miles southwest of Angola Landing.[2]

Watershed

Guinea Creek drains 7.25 square miles (18.8 km²) of area, receives about 44.9 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 635.57 and is about 24.6% forested.[4]

See also

• List of rivers of Delaware

References

1. "GNIS Detail - Guinea Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
2. "Guinea Creek Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Fairmount Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
4. "Guinea Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 18 February 2020.