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 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Bearhole Ditch divide |
| • location | Williamsville, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 38°27′56″N 075°07′52″W / 38.46556°N 75.13111°W[1] |
| • elevation | 16 ft (4.9 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Roy Creek |
• location | Keen-Wik Delaware |
• coordinates | 38°27′37″N 075°05′44″W / 38.46028°N 75.09556°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
| Length | 2.14 mi (3.44 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 0.83 square miles (2.1 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 0.98 cu ft/s (0.028 m3/s) at mouth with Roy Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | east |
| River system | Assawoman Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Lighthouse Road Signature Boulevard Farmstead Road |
Course
editDrum 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
editDrum 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Drum Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Roy Creek Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Assawoman Bay Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Drum Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 25 February 2020.