Roy Creek (Assawoman Bay tributary)
| Roy Creek Tributary to Assawoman Bay | |
|---|---|
   | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Bearhole Ditch divide |
| • location | about 0.1 miles north of Williamsville, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 38°27′52″N 075°08′10″W / 38.46444°N 75.13611°W[1] |
| • elevation | 16 ft (4.9 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Assawoman Bay |
• location | Keen-Wik Delaware |
• coordinates | 38°27′25″N 075°05′23″W / 38.45694°N 75.08972°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
| Length | 2.65 mi (4.26 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 1.24 square miles (3.2 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 1.46 cu ft/s (0.041 m3/s) at mouth with Assawoman Bay[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | generally southeast |
| River system | Assawoman Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | Drum Creek |
| Bridges | New Road Lighthouse Road Americana Parkway |
Roy Creek is a 2.65 mi (4.26 km) long 1st order tributary to Assawoman Bay, in Sussex County, Delaware.
Course
[edit]Roy Creek rises on the Bearhole Ditch divide about 0.1 miles north of Williamsville in Sussex County, Delaware. Roy Creek then flows generally southeast to meet Assawoman Bay at Keen-Wik, Delaware.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Roy Creek drains 1.24 square miles (3.2 km2) of area, receives about 44.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 809.54 and is about 4.0% forested.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Roy Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Roy Creek Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Assawoman Bay Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Roy Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
