Cod Creek (Nanticoke River tributary)

Cod Creek is a 5.51 mi (8.87 km) long 2nd tributary to the Nanticoke River in Sussex County, Delaware.

Cod Creek
Tributary to Nanticoke River
Location of Cod Creek mouth
Cod Creek (Nanticoke River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceMill Branch divide
 • locationabout 1 mile northeast of Columbia, Delaware[1]
 • coordinates38°30′01″N 075°39′07″W[2]
 • elevation45 ft (14 m)[1]
MouthNanticoke River
 • location
about 0.75 miles northeast of Sharptown, Maryland[3]
 • coordinates
38°33′22″N 075°41′39″W[2]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[3]
Length5.51 mi (8.87 km)[4]
Basin size6.04 square miles (15.6 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationNanticoke River
 • average6.85 cu ft/s (0.194 m3/s) at mouth with Nanticoke River[5]
Basin features
ProgressionNanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[4]
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftOwens Branch
 • rightKinniken Evans Ditch
BridgesJohn Cooper Road, DE 24, Shockley Road, Old Sharptown Road

Course

Cod Creek rises about 1 mile northeast of Columbia, Delaware[1] and then flows northwest into the Nanticoke River about 0.75 miles northeast of Sharptown, Maryland.[3]

Watershed

Cod Creek drains 6.04 square miles (15.6 km2) of area, receives about 44.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 654.93 and is about 11% forested.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  2. "GNIS Detail - Cod Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  3. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  5. "Cod Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 13 December 2020.


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