| Plum Creek | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Nanticoke River |
| Map Size: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map: | Maryland#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Plum Creek mouth |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Plum 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: | 5.56miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Nanticoke River |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 6.03cuft/s at mouth with Nanticoke River[2] |
| Source1: | Mill Branch divide |
| Source1 Location: | Columbia, Delaware[3] |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 38.5036°N -75.6686°W[4] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 46feet |
| Mouth: | Nanticoke River |
| Mouth Location: | about 0.5 miles north of Riverton, Maryland[5] |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 38.5353°N -75.7461°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 0feet |
| Progression: | Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
| Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges: | Columbia Road, San Domingo Road, MD 313 |
Plum Creek is a 5.56miles long 2nd tributary to the Nanticoke River in Wicomico County, Maryland.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[4]
Plum Creek rises in Columbia in Sussex County, Delaware[3] and then flows northwest into Wicomico County, Maryland to join the Nanticoke River about 0.5 miles north of Riverton.[5]
Plum Creek drains of area, receives about 44.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 627.39 and is about 13% forested.[2]