Slaughter Creek (Cedar Creek tributary)
Slaughter Creek is a 9.92 mi (15.96 km) long 3rd order tributary to Cedar Creek in Sussex County, Delaware.
| Slaughter Creek Tributary to Cedar Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Slaughter Creek mouth  Slaughter Creek (Cedar Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Church Branch and North Prong divide |
| • location | about 0.25 miles northwest of Jefferson Crossroads, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 38°50′47″N 075°20′58″W[1] |
| • elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Cedar Creek |
• location | about 0.25 miles west of Slaughter Beach, Delaware |
• coordinates | 38°55′16″N 075°19′36″W[1] |
• elevation | 32 ft (9.8 m)[2] |
| Length | 9.92 mi (15.96 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 15.88 square miles (41.1 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Cedar Creek |
| • average | 19.48 cu ft/s (0.552 m3/s) at mouth with Cedar Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Cedar Creek → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Cedar Creek |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Draper-Bennett Ditch |
| • right | Old Slaughter Creek |
| Bridges | DE 1, Draper Road, Slaughter Beach Road (DE 36) |
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Slaughter Beach Canal
- Slaughter Neck Ditch
Course
Slaughter Creek rises on the Church Branch and North Prong divide about 0.25 miles northwest of Jefferson Crossroads, Delaware. Slaughter Creek then flows east and makes a turn northwest to meet Cedar Creek west of Slaughter Beach.[2]
Watershed
Slaughter Creek drains 15.88 square miles (41.1 km2) of area, receives about 45.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 798.73 and is about 4% forested.[4]
References
- "GNIS Detail - Slaughter Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- "Slaughter Creek Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Mispillion River Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- "Slaughter Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
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