Clear Brook (Nanticoke River tributary)

Clear Brook is a 23.02 mi (37.05 km) long tributary to the Nanticoke River in Sussex County, Delaware. It joins the Nanticoke at "Williams Pond" in the City of Seaford, Delaware.

Clear Brook
Tributary to Nanticoke River
Clear Brook downstream of Hearns Pond
Clear Brook (Nanticoke River tributary) is located in Delaware
Clear Brook (Nanticoke River tributary)
Location of Clear Brook mouth
Clear Brook (Nanticoke River tributary) is located in the United States
Clear Brook (Nanticoke River tributary)
Clear Brook (Nanticoke River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Clear Brook and Bridgeville Branch of Nanticoke River
 • locationabout 1 mile southwest of Bridgeville, Delaware[1]
 • coordinates38°43′55″N 075°38′18″W[2]
 • elevation46 ft (14 m)[1]
MouthNanticoke River
 • location
Seaford, Delaware[1]
 • coordinates
38°38′27″N 075°36′22″W[2]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[1]
Length8.87 mi (14.27 km)[3]
Basin size23.02 square miles (59.6 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationNanticoke River
 • average27.29 cu ft/s (0.773 m3/s) at mouth with Nanticoke River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionNanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftWilliam H. Newton Ditch
 • rightSwain and Truitt Ditch
Bucks Branch
Herring Run
WaterbodiesHearns Pond
Williams Pond

See also

References
  1. "Lewes Creek Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Sharptown Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  2. "GNIS Detail - Clear Brook". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  4. "Clear Brook Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 2 August 2019.



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