Love Creek (Rehoboth Bay tributary)

Love Creek is a 3.68 mi (5.92 km) long 3rd order tributary to Rehoboth Bay, in Sussex County, Delaware. Except for the part in Goslee Millpond, the creek is entirely tidal.

Love Creek Tributary to Rehoboth Bay
Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Sussex
Physical characteristics
Source	confluence of Goslee Creek and Bundicks Branch
• location	Goslee Millpond
• coordinates	38°43′07″N 075°11′19″W[1]
• elevation	7 ft (2.1 m)[2]
Mouth	Rehoboth Bay
• location	about 0.1 miles south of Old Landing, Delaware
• coordinates	38°41′37″N 075°09′01″W[1]
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length	3.68 mi (5.92 km)[3]
Basin size	18.02 square miles (46.7 km^2)[4]
Discharge
• average	1.96 cu ft/s (0.056 m^3/s) at mouth with Rehoboth Bay[4]
Basin features
Progression	southeast
River system	Rehoboth Bay
Tributaries
• left	Goslee Creek Hetty Fisher Glade Dorman Branch Arnell Creek
• right	Bundicks Branch Stillman Glade Cherry Walk Creek
Waterbodies	Goslee Millpond
Bridges	Robinsonville Road DE 24

Course

Love Creek is formed at the confluence of Goslee Creek and Bundicks Branch within Goslee Millpond in Sussex County, Delaware. Love Creek then flows southeast to meet Rehoboth Bay about 0.1 miles south of Old Landing.[2]

Watershed

Love Creek drains 18.02 square miles (46.7 km²) of area, receives about 45.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 623.30 and is about 20.8% forested.[4]

See also

• List of rivers of Delaware

References

1. "GNIS Detail - Love Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
2. "Love 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. "Love Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 February 2020.