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Canary Creek (Broadkill River tributary)

Coordinates: 38°47′24.40″N 075°09′48.66″W / 38.7901111°N 75.1635167°W / 38.7901111; -75.1635167
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Canary Creek
Tributary to Broadkill River
Map of Canary Creek mouth location
Map of Canary Creek mouth location
Location of Canary Creek mouth
Map of Canary Creek mouth location
Map of Canary Creek mouth location
Canary Creek (Broadkill River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceWolfe Glade divide
 • locationLewes, Delaware
 • coordinates38°45′59.88″N 075°08′08.59″W / 38.7666333°N 75.1357194°W / 38.7666333; -75.1357194[1]
 • elevation10 ft (3.0 m)[1]
MouthBroadkill River
 • location
about 1-mile northwest of Lewes, Delaware
 • coordinates
38°47′24.40″N 075°09′48.66″W / 38.7901111°N 75.1635167°W / 38.7901111; -75.1635167[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[1]
Length4.09 mi (6.58 km)[2]
Basin size4.81 square miles (12.5 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationBroadkill River
 • average5.81 cu ft/s (0.165 m3/s) at mouth with Broadkill River[3]
Basin features
ProgressionBroadkill RiverDelaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean[2]
River systemBroadkill River
Tributaries 
 • leftEbenezer Branch
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesSavannah Road, New Road, Pilottown Road

Canary Creek is a 4.09 mi (6.58 km) long first-order tributary to the Broadkill River in Sussex County, Delaware.

Course

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Canary Creek rises on the Wolfe Glade divide in Lewes, Delaware, and then flows generally northwest to join the Broadkill River about 1-mile northwest of Lewes, Delaware.[1]

Variant names

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

  • Canarical Creek
  • Canarikill
  • Pagan Creek


Watershed

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Canary Creek drains 4.81 square miles (12.5 km2) of area, receives about 45.4 in/year of precipitation, and is about 3.19% forested.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Canary Creek Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved March 20, 2023.