Little Creek (Broad Creek tributary)

Little Creek is a 3.63 mi (5.84 km) long 3rd order tributary to Broad Creek in Sussex County, Delaware.

Little Creek Tributary to Broad Creek
Location of Little Creek mouth Little Creek (Broad Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Sussex
City	Laurel
Physical characteristics
Source	confluence of Meadow Branch and Holly Branch
• location	about 2 miles south of Laurel, Delaware[1]
• coordinates	38°31′16″N 075°34′42″W[2]
• elevation	23 ft (7.0 m)[1]
Mouth	Broad Creek
• location	Laurel, Delaware[3]
• coordinates	38°33′39″N 075°35′16″W[2]
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)[3]
Length	3.63 mi (5.84 km)[4]
Basin size	17.36 square miles (45.0 km^2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Broad Creek
• average	20.47 cu ft/s (0.580 m^3/s) at mouth with Broad Creek[5]
Basin features
Progression	north[4]
River system	Nanticoke River
Tributaries
• left	Holly Branch
• right	Meadow Branch
Waterbodies	Horseys Pond
Bridges	Dickerson Road, Sharptown Road, Portsville Road

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[2]

• Meadow Branch

Course

Little Creek is formed at the confluence of Meadow Branch and Holly Branch about 1 mile south of Laurel, Delaware[1] and then flows north into Broad Creek at Laurel.[3]

Watershed

Little Creek drains 17.36 square miles (45.0 km²) of area, receives about 45.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 746.39 and is about 10% forested.[5]

See also

• List of Delaware rivers

References

1. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
2. "GNIS Detail - Little Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
3. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
5. "Little Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 16 December 2020.