Mockingbird Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Barren Creek |
Map Size: | 250 |
Pushpin Map: | Maryland#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Mockingbird Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Mockingbird Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Delaware Maryland |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Sussex Wicomico |
Length: | 4.28miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Barren Creek |
Discharge1 Avg: | 7.28cuft/s at mouth with Barren Creek[2] |
Source1: | Tussocky Branch divide |
Source1 Location: | about 0.25 miles northeast of Susan Beach Corner, Delaware[3] |
Source1 Coordinates: | 38.4747°N -75.6428°W[4] |
Source1 Elevation: | 49feet |
Mouth: | Barren Creek |
Mouth Location: | about 1.5 miles west of Mardela Springs, Maryland[5] |
Mouth Coordinates: | 38.4628°N -75.7078°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 19feet |
Progression: | west-southwest |
River System: | Nanticoke River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Susan Beach Road, Columbia Road, Family Pride Way, Delmar Road |
Mockingbird Creek is a 4.28miles long 2nd tributary to Barren Creek in Wicomico County, Maryland.
Mockingbird Creek rises about 0.25 miles northeast of Susan Beach Corner in Sussex County, Delaware[3] and then flows west-southwest into Wicomico County, Maryland to join Barren Creek about 1.5 miles west of Mardela Springs.[5]
Mockingbird Creek drains of area, receives about 44.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 707.04 and is about 14% forested.[2]