| Mockingbird Creek Tributary to Barren Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Mockingbird Creek mouthShow map of Maryland Mockingbird Creek (Barren Creek tributary) (the United States)Show map of the United States | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware Maryland |
| County | Sussex Wicomico |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Tussocky Branch divide |
| • location | about 0.25 miles northeast of Susan Beach Corner, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 38°28′29″N 075°38′34″W / 38.47472°N 75.64278°W / 38.47472; -75.64278 |
| • elevation | 49 ft (15 m) |
| Mouth | Barren Creek |
| • location | about 1.5 miles west of Mardela Springs, Maryland |
| • coordinates | 38°27′46″N 075°42′28″W / 38.46278°N 75.70778°W / 38.46278; -75.70778 |
| • elevation | 19 ft (5.8 m) |
| Length | 4.28 mi (6.89 km) |
| Basin size | 6.45 square miles (16.7 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Barren Creek |
| • average | 7.28 cu ft/s (0.206 m/s) at mouth with Barren Creek |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | west-southwest |
| River system | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Susan Beach Road, Columbia Road, Family Pride Way, Delmar Road |
Mockingbird Creek is a 4.28 mi (6.89 km) long 2nd tributary to Barren Creek in Wicomico County, Maryland.
Course
Mockingbird Creek rises about 0.25 miles northeast of Susan Beach Corner in Sussex County, Delaware and then flows west-southwest into Wicomico County, Maryland to join Barren Creek about 1.5 miles west of Mardela Springs.
Watershed
Mockingbird Creek drains 6.45 square miles (16.7 km) of area, receives about 44.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 707.04 and is about 14% forested.
See also
References
- ^ "GNIS Detail - Mockingbird Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "Mockingbird Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
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