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Cherry Walk Creek (Love Creek tributary)

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Cherry Walk Creek
Tributary to Love Creek
Location of Cherry Walk Creek mouth
Location of Cherry Walk Creek mouth
Location of Cherry Walk Creek mouth
Location of Cherry Walk Creek mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceSarah Run divide
 • locationpond at Camp Arrowhead Road
 • coordinates38°40′56″N 075°09′54″W / 38.68222°N 75.16500°W / 38.68222; -75.16500[1]
 • elevation5 ft (1.5 m)[2]
MouthLove Creek
 • location
about 0.5 miles north of Joy Beach, Delaware
 • coordinates
38°41′16″N 075°08′41″W / 38.68778°N 75.14472°W / 38.68778; -75.14472[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length1.45 mi (2.33 km)[3]
Basin size1.05 square miles (2.7 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • average1.25 cu ft/s (0.035 m3/s) at mouth with Love Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressionsoutheast then northeast
River systemRehoboth Bay
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesCamp Arrowhead Road
Waterview Road

Cherry Walk Creek is a 1.45 mi (2.33 km) long first order tributary to Love Creek in Sussex County, Delaware.

Course

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Cherry Walk Creek rises on the Sarah Run divide in Sussex County, Delaware. Cherry Walk Creek then flows southeast and northeast to meet Love Creek about 0.5 miles north of Joy Beach.[2]

Watershed

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Cherry Walk Creek drains 1.05 square miles (2.7 km2) of area, receives about 45.3 inches (1,150 mm) per year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 569.18 and is about 40.4% forested.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Cherry Walk Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c "Cherry Walk Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 February 2020.