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Stream in Delaware, USA
Tidbury Creek
Tributary to St. Jones River
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
Physical characteristics
SourceHudson Branch and Heron Drain divides
 • locationabout 0.5 miles north of Viola, Delaware
 • coordinates39°03′02″N 075°34′27″W / 39.05056°N 75.57417°W / 39.05056; -75.57417
 • elevation57 ft (17 m)
MouthSt. Jones River
 • locationLebanon, Delaware
 • coordinates39°06′55″N 075°29′57″W / 39.11528°N 75.49917°W / 39.11528; -75.49917
 • elevation0 ft (0 m)
Length8.18 mi (13.16 km)
Basin size12.14 square miles (31.4 km)
Discharge 
 • locationSt. Jones River
 • average14.64 cu ft/s (0.415 m/s) at mouth with St. Jones River
Basin features
ProgressionSt. Jones River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemSt. Jones River
Tributaries 
 • leftRed House Branch
Newell Branch
 • rightunnamed tributaries
WaterbodiesDerby Pond
Voshell Pond
BridgesOlin Dill Road, Henry Cowgill Road, Steeles Ridge Road, Dundee Road, Upper King Road, US 13, Voshells Mill-Star Hill Road, Rising Sun Road, South State Street, Sorghum Mill Road

Tidbury Creek is a 8.18 mi (13.16 km) long 2nd order tributary to the St. Jones River in Kent County, Delaware.

Variant names

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

  • Fidbury Branch
  • Tidburg Creek
  • Tidbury Branch

Course

Tidbury Creek rises about 0.5 miles north of Viola in Kent County, Delaware on the Hudson Branch and Heron Drain divides. Tidbury Creek then flows east to meet the St. Jones River at Lebanon, Delaware.

Watershed

Tidbury Creek drains 12.14 square miles (31.4 km) of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 611.05 and is about 5.9% forested.

See also

Maps

Course of Tidbury Creek (St. Jones River tributary)
Watershed of Tidbury Creek (St. Jones River tributary)

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Tidbury Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Tidbury Creek Topo Map, Kent County DE (Frederica Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Tidbury Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
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