Pike Creek (White Clay Creek tributary)

Pike Creek is a 5.37 mi (8.64 km) long 2nd order tributary to White Clay Creek in New Castle County, Delaware.

Pike Creek
Tributary to White Clay Creek
Location of Pike Creek mouth
Location of Pike Creek mouth
Location of Pike Creek mouth
Location of Pike Creek mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Physical characteristics
SourceWhite Clay Creek divide
 • locationPond at Stirrup Farms, Delaware
 • coordinates39°46′23″N 075°43′38″W[1]
 • elevation300 ft (91 m)[2]
MouthWhite Clay Creek
 • location
Choate, Delaware
 • coordinates
39°41′57″N 075°41′30″W[1]
 • elevation
18 ft (5.5 m)[2]
Length5.37 mi (8.64 km)[3]
Basin size6.64 square miles (17.2 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • average9.41 cu ft/s (0.266 m3/s) at mouth with White Clay Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionWhite Clay Creek → Christina River → Delaware River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean[3]
River systemChristina River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesDE 72, New Linden Hill Road, Pike Creek Road, Upper Pike Creek Road, DE 2, W Green Valley Road
DesignatedOctober 24, 2000

Course

Pike Creek rises on the White Clay Creek divide at Stirrup Farms, Delaware in New Castle County, Delaware. Pike Creek then flows south-southeast to meet White Clay Creek at Choate, Delaware.[2]

Watershed

Pike Creek drains 6.64 square miles (17.2 km2) of area, receives about 46.2 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 398.22 and is about 24.6% forested.[4]

See also

References
  1. "GNIS Detail - Pike Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  2. "Pike Creek Topo Map, New Castle County DE (Newark East Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  4. "Pike Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 1 March 2020.



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