Cod Creek (Nanticoke River Tributary)
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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
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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
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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

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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 {{Delaware-river-stub