| Pike Creek Tributary to White Clay Creek | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | New Castle |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | White Clay Creek divide |
| • location | Pond at Stirrup Farms, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 39°46′23″N 075°43′38″W / 39.77306°N 75.72722°W / 39.77306; -75.72722 |
| • elevation | 300 ft (91 m) |
| Mouth | White Clay Creek |
| • location | Choate, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 39°41′57″N 075°41′30″W / 39.69917°N 75.69167°W / 39.69917; -75.69167 |
| • elevation | 18 ft (5.5 m) |
| Length | 5.37 mi (8.64 km) |
| Basin size | 6.64 square miles (17.2 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 9.41 cu ft/s (0.266 m/s) at mouth with White Clay Creek |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | White Clay Creek → Christina River → Delaware River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Christina River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | DE 72, New Linden Hill Road, Pike Creek Road, Upper Pike Creek Road, DE 2, W Green Valley Road |
| National Wild and Scenic Rivers System | |
| Designated | October 24, 2000 |
Pike Creek is a 5.37 mi (8.64 km) long 2nd order tributary to White Clay Creek in New Castle County, Delaware.
Course
Pike Creek rises on the White Clay Creek divide at Stirrup Farms, Delaware in New Castle County, Delaware. Pike Creek then flows south-southeast to meet White Clay Creek at Choate, Delaware.
Watershed
Pike Creek drains 6.64 square miles (17.2 km) of area, receives about 46.2 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 398.22 and is about 24.6% forested.
See also
References
- ^ "GNIS Detail - Pike Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ "Pike Creek Topo Map, New Castle County DE (Newark East Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Pike Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
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