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Wilson Creek (Herring Creek tributary)

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Wilson Creek
Tributary to Herring Creek
Location of Wilson Creek mouth
Location of Wilson Creek mouth
Location of Wilson Creek mouth
Location of Wilson Creek mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceLingo Creek divide
 • locationabout 0.1 miles southwest of Rehoboth Shores
 • coordinates38°37′48″N 075°08′54″W / 38.63000°N 75.14833°W / 38.63000; -75.14833[1]
 • elevation03 ft (0.91 m)[2]
MouthHerring Creek
 • location
about 0.25 miles north of Rehoboth Shores
 • coordinates
38°38′21″N 075°08′54″W / 38.63917°N 75.14833°W / 38.63917; -75.14833[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length1.06 mi (1.71 km)[3]
Basin size0.92 square miles (2.4 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • average1.09 cu ft/s (0.031 m3/s) at mouth with Herring Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressionnortheast
River systemRehoboth Bay
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
Bridgesnone

Wilson Creek is a 1.06 mi (1.71 km) long 1st order tributary to Herring Creek in Sussex County, Delaware.

Course

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Wilson Creek rises on the Lingo Creek divide, about 0.1 miles southeast of Rehoboth Shores in Sussex County, Delaware. Wilson Creek then flows northeast to meet Herring Creek about 0.25 miles north of Rehoboth Shores.[2]

Watershed

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Wilson Creek drains 0.92 square miles (2.4 km2) of area, receives about 44.9 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 588.33 and is about 16.3% forested.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Wilson Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Guinea Creek Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Fairmount Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Wilson Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 23 February 2020.