Beaverdam Creek
Tributary to Broadkill River
Map of Beaverdam Creek mouth location
Map of Beaverdam Creek mouth location
Location of Beaverdam Creek mouth
Map of Beaverdam Creek mouth location
Map of Beaverdam Creek mouth location
Beaverdam Creek (Broadkill River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceWelsh Branch divide
  locationabout 1 mi (1.6 km) southeast of Bennum, Delaware
  coordinates38°41′51.41″N 075°17′32.69″W / 38.6976139°N 75.2924139°W / 38.6976139; -75.2924139[1]
  elevation40 ft (12 m)[1]
MouthBroadkill River
  location
about 0.25 mi (0.40 km) miles west of Drawbridge, Delaware
  coordinates
38°47′20.40″N 075°15′11.68″W / 38.7890000°N 75.2532444°W / 38.7890000; -75.2532444[1]
  elevation
0 ft (0 m)[1]
Length8.24 mi (13.26 km)[2]
Basin size9.45 square miles (24.5 km2)[3]
Discharge 
  locationBroadkill River
  average11.21 cu ft/s (0.317 m3/s) at mouth with Broadkill River[3]
Basin features
ProgressionBroadkill RiverDelaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean[2]
River systemBroadkill River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesDoddtown Road, US 9, Harbeson Road, Carpenter Road, Walker Road, Cave Neck Road

Beaverdam Creek is a 3.24 mi (5.21 km) long first-order tributary to the Broadkill River in Sussex County, Delaware.

Course

Beaverdam Creek rises on the Welsh Branch divide about 1 mi (1.6 km) southeast of Bennum, Delaware and then flows generally northeast to join the Broadkill River about 0.25 mi (0.40 km) west of Drawbridge, Delaware.[1]

Watershed

Beaverdam Creek drains 9.45 square miles (24.5 km2) of area, receives about 45.2 in/year of precipitation, and is about 23.28% forested.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Beaverdam Creek Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
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