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Saulsbury Creek (Marshyhope Creek tributary)

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Stream in Delaware, USA
Saulsbury Creek
Tributary to Marshyhope Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
Maryland
CountyKent (DE)
Caroline (MD)
Physical characteristics
SourceHerring Run divide
 • locationabout 2 miles northwest of Hickman, Delaware
 • coordinates38°51′9.00″N 075°44′27.00″W / 38.8525000°N 75.7408333°W / 38.8525000; -75.7408333
 • elevation54 ft (16 m)
MouthMarshyhope Creek
 • locationAdamsville, Delaware
 • coordinates38°50′2.41″N 075°41′7.75″W / 38.8340028°N 75.6854861°W / 38.8340028; -75.6854861
 • elevation33 ft (10 m)
Length4.09 mi (6.58 km)
Basin size11.55 square miles (29.9 km)
Discharge 
 • locationMarshyhope Creek
 • average14.04 cu ft/s (0.398 m/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek
Basin features
ProgressionMarshyhope Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftCattail Branch
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesHobbs Road, Cattail Branch Road, Burrsville Road

Saulsbury Creek is a 4.09 mi (6.58 km) long third-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Kent County, Delaware and Caroline County, Maryland.

Variant names

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

  • Kirks Branch
  • Saulisbury Creek

Course

Saulsbury Creek rises on the Herring Run divide about 2 miles northwest of Hickman, Delaware, and then flows generally southeast to join Marshyhope Creek at Adamsville, Delaware.

Watershed

Saulsbury Creek drains 11.85 square miles (30.7 km) of area, receives about 44.2 in/year of precipitation, and is about 8.55% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  3. ^ "Saulsbury Creek Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved March 3, 2023.

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