Primehook Creek (Broadkill River tributary)

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Primehook Creek
Tributary to Broadkill River
Primehook Creek (Broadkill River tributary) is located in Delaware
Primehook Creek (Broadkill River tributary)
Location of Primehook Creek mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
Sourceconfluence of North Prong, Sowbridge Branch, and Ingram Branch
 • locationWaples Pond
 • coordinates38°49′32″N 075°18′22″W / 38.82556°N 75.30611°W / 38.82556; -75.30611[1]
 • elevation4 ft (1.2 m)[2]
MouthBroadkill River
 • location
Broadkill Beach, Delaware
 • coordinates
38°50′04″N 075°13′20″W / 38.83444°N 75.22222°W / 38.83444; -75.22222Coordinates: 38°50′04″N 075°13′20″W / 38.83444°N 75.22222°W / 38.83444; -75.22222[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length7.85 mi (12.63 km)[3]
Basin size28.16 square miles (72.9 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationBroadkill River
 • average33.99 cu ft/s (0.962 m3/s) at mouth with Broadkill River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionBroadkill River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemBroadkill River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightDeep Branch
Bridgesnone

Primehook Creek is a 7.85 mi (12.63 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Broadkill River in Sussex County, Delaware.

Variant names[]

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Prime Hook Creek
  • Prune Hook Creek

Course[]

Primehook Creek forms at the confluence of North Prong, Sowbridge Branch, and Ingram Branch in Waples Pond. Primehook Creek then flows generally east to meet the Broadkill River at Broadkill Beach.[2]

Watershed[]

Primehook Creek drains 28.16 square miles (72.9 km2) of area, receives about 45.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 719.80 and is about 13% forested.[4] Primehook Creek is covered by a large Red Maple-Alder Swamp that maybe now mostly dead from saltwater intrusion.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Primehook Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Primehook Creek Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Lewes Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Primehook Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 November 2019.

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