Herring Creek (Rehoboth Bay tributary)
| Herring Creek Tributary to Rehoboth Bay | |
|---|---|
   | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | confluence of Burton Prong and Hopkins Prong |
| • location | just south of Angola Beach |
| • coordinates | 38°39′26″N 075°10′05″W / 38.65722°N 75.16806°W[1] |
| • elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Rehoboth Bay |
• location | Angola Landing |
• coordinates | 38°38′34″N 075°08′00″W / 38.64278°N 75.13333°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
| Length | 2.85 mi (4.59 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 32.82 square miles (85.0 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 38.55 cu ft/s (1.092 m3/s) at mouth with Rehoboth Bay[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | southeast |
| River system | Rehoboth Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Burton Prong |
| • right | Hopkins Prong Guinea Creek Wilson Creek |
Herring Creek is a 2.85 mi (4.59 km) long 3rd order tributary to Rehoboth Bay, in Sussex County, Delaware.
Course
[edit]Herring Creek is formed at the confluence of Burton Prong and Hopkins Prong, south of Angola Beach in Sussex County, Delaware. Herring Creek then flows southeast to meet Rehoboth Bay at Angola Landing.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Herring Creek drains 32.82 square miles (85.0 km2) of area, receives about 45.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 638.39 and is about 23.7% forested.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Herring Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Herring Creek Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Fairmount Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Herring Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
