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Providence Creek
Location of Providence Creek mouth
Location of Providence Creek mouth
Location of Providence Creek mouth
Location of Providence Creek mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Duck Creek
Country United States
State Delaware
County New Castle
Kent
City Smyrna
Physical characteristics
Main source Cypress Branch divide
about 0.5 miles southwest of Thomas Corners, Delaware
70 ft (21 m)
39°17′57″N 075°41′40″W / 39.29917°N 75.69444°W / 39.29917; -75.69444
River mouth Duck Creek (Duck Creek Pond)
Smyrna, Delaware
10 ft (3.0 m)
39°18′15″N 075°37′40″W / 39.30417°N 75.62778°W / 39.30417; -75.62778
Length 4.67 mi (7.52 km)
Basin features
Progression northeast
River system Smyrna River
Basin size 13.75 square miles (35.6 km2)
Tributaries
Bridges Blackbird 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.

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.

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