Cedar Creek (Delaware Bay tributary, Delaware)

Cedar Creek Tributary to Delaware Bay
Location of Cedar Creek mouth Cedar Creek (Delaware Bay tributary, Delaware) (the United States)
Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Sussex Kent
Physical characteristics
Source	Gum Branch divide
• location	about 1 mile west of Hudson Pond Acres, Delaware
• coordinates	38°48′57″N 075°27′17″W
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)
Mouth	Delaware Bay
• location	Mispillion Light, Delaware
• coordinates	38°56′52″N 075°18′48″W
• elevation	55 ft (17 m)
Length	16.09 mi (25.89 km)
Basin size	50.01 square miles (129.5 km2)
Discharge
• location	Delaware Bay
• average	61.80 cu ft/s (1.750 m3/s) at mouth with Delaware Bay
Basin features
Progression	Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Delaware Bay
Tributaries
• left	Beaverdam Branch
• right	Church Branch Slaughter Creek
Bridges	North Union Church Road, US 113, DE 213, Greentop Road, Clendaniel Pond Road, Fleatown Road, DE 30, DE 1, Bay Avenue (DE 36)

Cedar Creek is a 16.09 mi (25.89 km) long 4th order tributary to Delaware Bay in Sussex and Kent Counties, Delaware.

Variant names

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

• Slaughter Creek

Course

Cedar Creek rises on the Gum Branch divide about 1 mile west of Hudson Pond Acres, Delaware. Cedar Creek then flows northeast to meet Delaware Bay by Mispillion Light.

Watershed

Cedar Creek drains 50.01 square miles (129.5 km²) of area, receives about 45.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 694.36 and is about 9% forested.