Canary Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Broadkill River |
Map Size: | 180 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Delaware#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 180 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Canary Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Canary Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Delaware |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Sussex |
Length: | 4.09miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Broadkill River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 5.81cuft/s at mouth with Broadkill River[2] |
Source1: | Wolfe Glade divide |
Source1 Location: | Lewes, Delaware |
Source1 Coordinates: | 38.7666°N -75.1357°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 10feet |
Mouth: | Broadkill River |
Mouth Location: | about 1-mile northwest of Lewes, Delaware |
Mouth Coordinates: | 38.7901°N -75.1635°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 0feet |
Progression: | Broadkill River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Broadkill River |
Tributaries Left: | Ebenezer Branch |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Savannah Road, New Road, Pilottown Road |
Canary Creek is a 4.09miles long first-order tributary to the Broadkill River in Sussex County, Delaware.
Canary Creek rises on the Wolfe Glade divide in Lewes, Delaware, and then flows generally northwest to join the Broadkill River about 1-mile northwest of Lewes, Delaware.[3]
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
Canary Creek drains of area, receives about 45.4 in/year of precipitation, and is about 3.19% forested.[2]