Providence Creek (Duck Creek tributary)

Providence Creek
Tributary to Duck Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Kent
CitySmyrna
Physical characteristics
SourceCypress Branch divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles southwest of Thomas Corners, Delaware
 • coordinates39°17′57″N 075°41′40″W / 39.29917°N 75.69444°W / 39.29917; -75.69444[1]
 • elevation70 ft (21 m)[2]
MouthDuck Creek (Duck Creek Pond)
 • location
Smyrna, Delaware
 • coordinates
39°18′15″N 075°37′40″W / 39.30417°N 75.62778°W / 39.30417; -75.62778[1]
 • elevation
10 ft (3.0 m)[2]
Length4.67 mi (7.52 km)[3]
Basin size13.75 square miles (35.6 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • average15.71 cu ft/s (0.445 m3/s) at mouth with Duck Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressionnortheast
River systemSmyrna River
Tributaries 
 • leftPaw Paw Branch
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesBlackbird Forest Road, Alley Mill Road, DE 15

Providence Creek is a 4.67 mi (7.52 km) long 3rd order tributary to Duck Creek in New Castle County, Delaware.

Course

Providence Creek rises on the Cypress Branch divide about 0.5 miles southwest of Thomas Corners, Delaware.[2]

Watershed

Providence Creek drains 13.75 square miles (35.6 km2) of area, receives about 44.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 604.98 and is about 3.6% forested.[4]

See also

References

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