Pike Creek
Tributary to White Clay Creek
Location of Pike Creek mouth
Location of Pike Creek mouth
Location of Pike Creek mouth
Location of Pike Creek mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Physical characteristics
SourceWhite Clay Creek divide
  locationPond at Stirrup Farms, Delaware
  coordinates39°46′23″N 075°43′38″W / 39.77306°N 75.72722°W / 39.77306; -75.72722[1]
  elevation300 ft (91 m)[2]
MouthWhite Clay Creek
  location
Choate, Delaware
  coordinates
39°41′57″N 075°41′30″W / 39.69917°N 75.69167°W / 39.69917; -75.69167[1]
  elevation
18 ft (5.5 m)[2]
Length5.37 mi (8.64 km)[3]
Basin size6.64 square miles (17.2 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  average9.41 cu ft/s (0.266 m3/s) at mouth with White Clay Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionWhite Clay CreekChristina RiverDelaware RiverDelaware BayAtlantic Ocean[3]
River systemChristina River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesDE 72, New Linden Hill Road, Pike Creek Road, Upper Pike Creek Road, DE 2, W Green Valley Road
DesignatedOctober 24, 2000

Pike Creek is a 5.37 mi (8.64 km) long 2nd order tributary to White Clay Creek in New Castle County, Delaware.

Course

Pike Creek rises on the White Clay Creek divide at Stirrup Farms, Delaware in New Castle County, Delaware. Pike Creek then flows south-southeast to meet White Clay Creek at Choate, Delaware.[2]

Watershed

Pike Creek drains 6.64 square miles (17.2 km2) of area, receives about 46.2 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 398.22 and is about 24.6% forested.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Pike Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Pike Creek Topo Map, New Castle County DE (Newark East Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  3. 1 2 "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Pike Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 1 March 2020.



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