Slaughter Creek (Cedar Creek tributary) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Slaughter Creek
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Other name(s)	Tributary to Cedar Creek
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Sussex
Physical characteristics
Main source	Church Branch and North Prong divide about 0.25 miles northwest of Jefferson Crossroads, Delaware 0 ft (0 m) 38°50′47″N 075°20′58″W / 38.84639°N 75.34944°W / 38.84639; -75.34944
River mouth	Cedar Creek about 0.25 miles west of Slaughter Beach, Delaware 32 ft (9.8 m) 38°55′16″N 075°19′36″W / 38.92111°N 75.32667°W / 38.92111; -75.32667
Length	9.92 mi (15.96 km)
Basin features
Progression	east then northwest
River system	Cedar Creek
Basin size	15.88 square miles (41.1 km2)
Tributaries	Left: Draper-Bennett Ditch Right: Old Slaughter Creek
Bridges	DE 1, Draper Road, Slaughter Beach Road (DE 36)

Slaughter Creek is a 9.92 mi (15.96 km) long 3rd order tributary to Cedar Creek in Sussex County, Delaware.

Variant names

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

• 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.

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.