Mockingbird Creek is a long 2nd tributary to Barren Creek in
Wicomico County, Maryland
Wicomico County ( ) is a County (United States), county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Maryland, on the Delmarva Peninsula. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 103,588. The county seat is ...
.
Course
Mockingbird Creek rises about 0.25 miles northeast of Susan Beach Corner 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 ...
and then flows west-southwest into
Wicomico County, Maryland
Wicomico County ( ) is a County (United States), county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Maryland, on the Delmarva Peninsula. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 103,588. The county seat is ...
to join Barren Creek about 1.5 miles west of
Mardela Springs.
Watershed
Mockingbird Creek drains of area, receives about 44.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 707.04 and is about 14% 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 ...
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List of Maryland rivers
List of rivers of Maryland (U.S. state).
The list is arranged by drainage basin from east to west, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered from downstream to upstream.
By drainage basin
Delaware River
*C ...
References
Rivers of Delaware
Rivers of Maryland
Rivers of Sussex County, Delaware
Rivers of Wicomico County, Maryland
Tributaries of the Nanticoke River
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