Providence Creek
Tributary to Duck Creek
Location of Providence Creek mouth
Location of Providence Creek mouth
Location of Providence Creek mouth
Location of Providence Creek mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Kent
CitySmyrna
Physical characteristics
SourceCypress Branch divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles southwest of Thomas Corners, Delaware
 • coordinates39°17′57″N 075°41′40″W / 39.29917°N 75.69444°W / 39.29917; -75.69444[1]
 • elevation70 ft (21 m)[2]
MouthDuck Creek (Duck Creek Pond)
 • location
Smyrna, Delaware
 • coordinates
39°18′15″N 075°37′40″W / 39.30417°N 75.62778°W / 39.30417; -75.62778[1]
 • elevation
10 ft (3.0 m)[2]
Length4.67 mi (7.52 km)[3]
Basin size13.75 square miles (35.6 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • average15.71 cu ft/s (0.445 m3/s) at mouth with Duck Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressionnortheast
River systemSmyrna River
Tributaries 
 • leftPaw Paw Branch
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesBlackbird Forest Road, Alley Mill Road, DE 15

Providence Creek is a 4.67 mi (7.52 km) long 3rd order tributary to Duck Creek in New Castle County, Delaware.

Course

Providence Creek rises on the Cypress Branch divide about 0.5 miles southwest of Thomas Corners, Delaware.[2]

Watershed

Providence Creek drains 13.75 square miles (35.6 km2) of area, receives about 44.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 604.98 and is about 3.6% forested.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Providence Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Duck Creek Topo Map, Kent County DE (Smyrna Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Providence Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 3 March 2020.



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