Long Creek (Back Creek tributary)
| Long Creek Tributary to Back Creek | |
|---|---|
   | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland Delaware |
| County | Cecil (MD) New Castle (DE) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Belltown Run divide |
| • location | Marabou Meadows, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 39°31′56″N 075°49′28″W / 39.53222°N 75.82444°W[1] |
| • elevation | 82 ft (25 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Back Creek |
• location | Dans, Maryland |
• coordinates | 39°35′03″N 075°45′15″W / 39.58417°N 75.75417°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[1] |
| Length | 6.28 mi (10.11 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 7.99 square miles (20.7 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 10.17 cu ft/s (0.288 m3/s) at mouth with Back Creek[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | southwest |
| River system | Elk River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Frazer Road, Woods Road, Augustine Hermann Highway, Boatyard Road |
Long Creek is a 6.28 mi (10.11 km) long 2nd order tributary to Back Creek in Cecil County, Maryland.
Variant names
[edit]According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[4]
- Long Branch
- Margarets Creek
Course
[edit]Long Creek rises on the Belltown Run divide at Marabou Meadows in New Castle County, Delaware. Long Creek then flows southwest into Maryland to meet Back Creek at Dans, Maryland.[1]
Watershed
[edit]Long Creek drains 7.99 square miles (20.7 km2) of area, receives about 45.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 558.56 and is about 18.3% forested.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Long Creek Topo Map, Cecil County MD (Elkton Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Long Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ "GNIS Detail - Long Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
