Drum Creek (Roy Creek tributary)

Drum Creek is a 2.14 mi (3.44 km) long 1st order tributary to Roy Creek, in Sussex County, Delaware.

Drum Creek
Tributary to Roy Creek
Location of Drum Creek mouth
Location of Drum Creek mouth
Location of Drum Creek mouth
Location of Drum Creek mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceBearhole Ditch divide
 • locationWilliamsville, Delaware
 • coordinates38°27′56″N 075°07′52″W[1]
 • elevation16 ft (4.9 m)[2]
MouthRoy Creek
 • location
Keen-Wik Delaware
 • coordinates
38°27′37″N 075°05′44″W[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length2.14 mi (3.44 km)[3]
Basin size0.83 square miles (2.1 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • average0.98 cu ft/s (0.028 m3/s) at mouth with Roy Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressioneast
River systemAssawoman Bay
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesLighthouse Road
Signature Boulevard
Farmstead Road

Course

Drum Creek rises on the Bearhole Ditch divide at Williamsville in Sussex County, Delaware. Drum Creek then flows east to meet Roy Creek at Keen-Wik, Delaware.[2]

Watershed

Drum Creek drains 0.83 square miles (2.1 km2) of area, receives about 44.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 779.20 and is about 1.25% forested.[4]

See also

References
  1. "GNIS Detail - Drum Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  2. "Roy Creek Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Assawoman Bay Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  4. "Drum Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 25 February 2020.



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.