Providence Creek (Duck Creek tributary) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Providence Creek |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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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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