Guinea Creek is a 4.22 mi (6.79 km) long 1st order tributary to Herring Creek in Sussex County, Delaware, United States.
| Guinea Creek Tributary to Herring Creek | |
|---|---|
   | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Emily Gut divide |
| • location | about 0.1 miles southeast of Holiday Pines |
| • coordinates | 38°37′49″N 075°12′18″W / 38.63028°N 75.20500°W[1] |
| • elevation | 20 ft (6.1 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Herring Creek |
• location | about 0.5 miles southwest of Angola Landing |
• coordinates | 38°38′36″N 075°08′50″W / 38.64333°N 75.14722°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
| Length | 4.22 mi (6.79 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 7.25 square miles (18.8 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 8.55 cu ft/s (0.242 m3/s) at mouth with Herring Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | generally east |
| River system | Rehoboth Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Autumn Road Indian Mission Road DE 24 Banks Road |
Variant names
editAccording to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Goldsmith Branch
Course
editGuinea Creek rises on the Emily Gut divide, about 0.1 miles southeast of Holiday Pines in Sussex County, Delaware. Guinea Creek then flows generally east to meet Herring Creek about 0.5 miles southwest of Angola Landing.[2]
Watershed
editGuinea Creek drains 7.25 square miles (18.8 km2) of area, receives about 44.9 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 635.57 and is about 24.6% forested.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Guinea Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Guinea Creek Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Fairmount Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Guinea Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 18 February 2020.