Swan Creek (Mispillion River tributary)

Swan Creek
Tributary to Mispillion River
Swan Creek (Mispillion River tributary) is located in Delaware
Swan Creek (Mispillion River tributary)
Location of Swan Creek mouth
Swan Creek (Mispillion River tributary) is located in the United States
Swan Creek (Mispillion River tributary)
Swan Creek (Mispillion River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
Physical characteristics
Sourceoutlet of Tubmill Pond
 • locationabout 0.5 miles south of Lynch Heights, Delaware
 • coordinates38°56′32″N 075°25′40″W / 38.94222°N 75.42778°W / 38.94222; -75.42778[1]
 • elevation10 ft (3.0 m)[2]
MouthMispillion River
 • location
New Wharf, Delaware
 • coordinates
38°56′14″N 075°24′11″W / 38.93722°N 75.40306°W / 38.93722; -75.40306[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length1.84 mi (2.96 km)[3]
Basin size5.09 square miles (13.2 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationMispillion River
 • average6.41 cu ft/s (0.182 m3/s) at mouth with Mispillion River[4]
Basin features
Progressioneast
River systemMispillion River
Tributaries 
 • leftTubmill Branch
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesDE 1, New Wharf Road

Swan Creek is a 1.84 mi (2.96 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Mispillion River in Kent County, Delaware.

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Swan Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Swan Creek Topo Map, Kent County DE (Milford Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Swan Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 March 2020.