Clear Brook is a 23.02 mi (37.05 km) long tributary to the Nanticoke River in Sussex County, Delaware. It joins the Nanticoke at "Williams Pond" in the City of Seaford, Delaware.
| Clear Brook Tributary to Nanticoke River | |
|---|---|
 Clear Brook downstream of Hearns Pond | |
  Location of Clear Brook mouth  Clear Brook (Nanticoke River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Clear Brook and Bridgeville Branch of Nanticoke River |
| • location | about 1 mile southwest of Bridgeville, Delaware[2] |
| • coordinates | 38°43′55″N 075°38′18″W / 38.73194°N 75.63833°W[1] |
| • elevation | 46 ft (14 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Nanticoke River |
• location | Seaford, Delaware[2] |
• coordinates | 38°38′27″N 075°36′22″W / 38.64083°N 75.60611°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
| Length | 8.87 mi (14.27 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 23.02 square miles (59.6 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Nanticoke River |
| • average | 27.29 cu ft/s (0.773 m3/s) at mouth with Nanticoke River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | William H. Newton Ditch |
| • right | Swain and Truitt Ditch Bucks Branch Herring Run |
| Waterbodies | Hearns Pond Williams Pond |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Clear Brook". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Lewes Creek Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Sharptown Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Clear Brook Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 2 August 2019.