Guinea Creek (Herring Creek tributary)

Guinea Creek is a 4.22 mi (6.79 km) long 1st order tributary to Herring Creek in Sussex County, Delaware, United States.

Guinea Creek
Tributary to Herring Creek
Location of Guinea Creek mouth
Location of Guinea Creek mouth
Location of Guinea Creek mouth
Location of Guinea Creek mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceEmily Gut divide
 • locationabout 0.1 miles southeast of Holiday Pines
 • coordinates38°37′49″N 075°12′18″W[1]
 • elevation20 ft (6.1 m)[2]
MouthHerring Creek
 • location
about 0.5 miles southwest of Angola Landing
 • coordinates
38°38′36″N 075°08′50″W[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length4.22 mi (6.79 km)[3]
Basin size7.25 square miles (18.8 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • average8.55 cu ft/s (0.242 m3/s) at mouth with Herring Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally east
River systemRehoboth Bay
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesAutumn Road
Indian Mission Road
DE 24
Banks Road

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Goldsmith Branch

Course

Guinea Creek rises on the Emily Gut divide, about 0.1 miles southeast of Holiday Pines in Sussex County, Delaware. Guinea Creek then flows generally east to meet Herring Creek about 0.5 miles southwest of Angola Landing.[2]

Watershed

Guinea Creek drains 7.25 square miles (18.8 km2) of area, receives about 44.9 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 635.57 and is about 24.6% forested.[4]

See also

References
  1. "GNIS Detail - Guinea Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  2. "Guinea Creek Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Fairmount Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  4. "Guinea Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 18 February 2020.



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