Fishing Creek (Blackbird Creek tributary)

Fishing Creek is a 2.19 mi (3.52 km) long 1st order tributary to Blackbird Creek in New Castle County, Delaware. This creek is entirely tidal for its course.

Fishing Creek
Tributary to Blackbird Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Physical characteristics
SourceCedar Swamp divide
  locationabout 0.5 miles north of Taylors Bridge, Delaware
  coordinates39°24′49″N 075°35′18″W[1]
  elevation0 ft (0 m)[2]
MouthBlackbird Creek
  location
about 2 miles north of Taylors Bridge, Delaware
  coordinates
39°25′44″N 075°35′50″W[1]
  elevation
0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length1.44 mi (2.32 km)[3]
Basin size0.58 square miles (1.5 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  average0.65 cu ft/s (0.018 m3/s) at mouth with Blackbird Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressionnorthwest
River systemBlackbird Creek
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries

Course

Fishing Creek rises on the Cedar Swamp divide about 0.5 miles north of Taylors Bridge in New Castle County, Delaware. Fishing Creek then flows northwest to meet Blackbird Creek about 2 miles north of Taylors Bridge, Delaware.[2]

Watershed

Fishing Creek drains 0.58 square miles (1.5 km2) of area, receives about 43.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 792.29 and is about 4.7% forested.[4]

See also

References

  1. "GNIS Detail - Fishing Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  2. "Blackbird Creek Topo Map, New Castle County DE (Taylors Bridge Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  4. "Fishing Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 2 March 2020.


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