Spring Creek is a long 3rd order tributary to the
Murderkill River
The Murderkill River is a river flowing to Delaware Bay in central Delaware in the United States. It is approximately long and drains an area of on the Atlantic Coastal Plain.
The Murderkill flows for its entire length in southern Kent Coun ...
in
Kent County, Delaware.
Course
Spring Creek forms at the confluence of Hudson Branch and Pratt Branch about 2.5 miles northwest of Frederica, Delaware. Spring Creek then flows southeast to meet the Murderkill River at Frederica, Delaware.
Watershed
Spring Creek drains of area, receives about 44.5 in/year of precipitation, has a
topographic wetness index The topographic wetness index (TWI), also known as the compound topographic index (CTI), is a steady state wetness index. It is commonly used to quantify topographic control on hydrological processes. The index is a function of both the slope and ...
of 576.55 and is about 8.4% forested.
See also
*
List of Delaware rivers
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Organizations
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Maps
References
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Rivers of Delaware
Rivers of Kent County, Delaware