Pike Creek (White Clay Creek tributary)
Pike Creek is a 5.37 mi (8.64 km) long 2nd order tributary to White Clay Creek in New Castle County, Delaware.
Pike Creek Tributary to White Clay Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Delaware |
County | New Castle |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | White Clay Creek divide |
• location | Pond at Stirrup Farms, Delaware |
• coordinates | 39°46′23″N 075°43′38″W[1] |
• elevation | 300 ft (91 m)[2] |
Mouth | White Clay Creek |
• location | Choate, Delaware |
• coordinates | 39°41′57″N 075°41′30″W[1] |
• elevation | 18 ft (5.5 m)[2] |
Length | 5.37 mi (8.64 km)[3] |
Basin size | 6.64 square miles (17.2 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• average | 9.41 cu ft/s (0.266 m3/s) at mouth with White Clay Creek[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | generally south-southeast |
River system | Christina River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | DE 72, New Linden Hill Road, Pike Creek Road, Upper Pike Creek Road, DE 2, W Green Valley Road |
Course
Pike Creek rises on the White Clay Creek divide at Stirrup Farms, Delaware in New Castle County, Delaware. Pike Creek then flows south-southeast to meet White Clay Creek at Choate, Delaware.[2]
Watershed
Pike Creek drains 6.64 square miles (17.2 km2) of area, receives about 46.2 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 398.22 and is about 24.6% forested.[4]
See also
References
- "GNIS Detail - Pike Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- "Pike Creek Topo Map, New Castle County DE (Newark East Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- "Pike Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
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