Cod Creek is a long 2nd tributary to the
Nanticoke River
The Nanticoke River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the Delmarva Peninsula. It rises in southern Kent County, Delaware, Kent County, Delaware, flows through Sussex County, Delaware, Sussex County, Delaware, and forms the boundary between ...
in
Sussex County, Delaware
Sussex County is a county in the southern part of the U.S. state of Delaware, on the Delmarva Peninsula. As of the 2020 census, the population was 237,378, making it the state's second most populated county behind New Castle and ahead of Ke ...
.
Course
Cod Creek rises about 1 mile northeast of Columbia, Delaware
and then flows northwest into the
Nanticoke River
The Nanticoke River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the Delmarva Peninsula. It rises in southern Kent County, Delaware, Kent County, Delaware, flows through Sussex County, Delaware, Sussex County, Delaware, and forms the boundary between ...
about 0.75 miles northeast of
Sharptown, Maryland
Sharptown is a town in Wicomico County, Maryland, United States. The population was 651 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
San Domingo School was listed on the National ...
.
Watershed
Cod Creek drains of area, receives about 44.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 654.93 and is about 11% forested.
See also
*
List of Delaware rivers
List of rivers in Delaware (U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by name.
Major rivers and creeks (28)
* Appoquinimink River
* Blackbird Creek
* Brandywine Creek
* Broad Creek
* Broadkill River
* Choptank River
*Christina River
*Delaware Rive ...
References
Rivers of Delaware
Rivers of Sussex County, Delaware
Tributaries of the Nanticoke River
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