Wright Creek is a 5.25 mi (8.45 km) long tributary to the Nanticoke River that rises in western Sussex County, Delaware. The creek straddles the Delaware state line for most of its course and is tidal for about half of its length.
| Wright Creek Tributary to Nanticoke River | |
|---|---|
 Wright Creek from Nanticoke Wildlife Area | |
  Location of Wright Creek mouth  Wright Creek (Nanticoke River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland Delaware |
| Counties | Sussex Dorchester |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Wright Creek and Turtle Branch |
| • location | about 3 miles west of Woodland, Delaware[2] |
| • coordinates | 38°33′42″N 075°42′04″W / 38.56167°N 75.70111°W[1] |
| • elevation | 34 ft (10 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Nanticoke River |
• location | about 1 mile east of Galestown, Maryland[2] |
• coordinates | 38°36′43″N 075°41′35″W / 38.61194°N 75.69306°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
| Length | 4.07 mi (6.55 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 5.25 square miles (13.6 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Nanticoke River |
| • average | 6.04 cu ft/s (0.171 m3/s) at mouth with Nanticoke River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Wright Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Cod Creek Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Sharptown Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Wright Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 7 August 2019.