Cod Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Nanticoke River |
Map Size: | 180 |
Pushpin Map: | Delaware#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 180 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Cod Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Cod Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Delaware |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Sussex |
Length: | 5.51miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Nanticoke River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 6.85cuft/s at mouth with Nanticoke River[2] |
Source1: | Mill Branch divide |
Source1 Location: | about 1 mile northeast of Columbia, Delaware[3] |
Source1 Coordinates: | 38.5003°N -75.6519°W[4] |
Source1 Elevation: | 45feet |
Mouth: | Nanticoke River |
Mouth Location: | about 0.75 miles northeast of Sharptown, Maryland[5] |
Mouth Coordinates: | 38.5561°N -75.6942°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 0feet |
Progression: | Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Nanticoke River |
Tributaries Left: | Owens Branch |
Tributaries Right: | Kinniken Evans Ditch |
Bridges: | John Cooper Road, DE 24, Shockley Road, Old Sharptown Road |
Cod Creek is a 5.51miles long 2nd tributary to the Nanticoke River in Sussex County, Delaware.
Cod Creek rises about 1 mile northeast of Columbia, Delaware[3] and then flows northwest into the Nanticoke River about 0.75 miles northeast of Sharptown, Maryland.[5]
Cod Creek drains of area, receives about 44.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 654.93 and is about 11% forested.[2]