| Primehook Creek | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Broadkill River |
| Map Size: | 200 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Delaware#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 200 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Primehook Creek mouth |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Delaware |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Sussex |
| Length: | 7.85miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Broadkill River |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 33.99cuft/s at mouth with Broadkill River[2] |
| Source1: | confluence of North Prong, Sowbridge Branch, and Ingram Branch |
| Source1 Location: | Waples Pond |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 38.8256°N -75.3061°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 4feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Broadkill River |
| Mouth Location: | Broadkill Beach, Delaware |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 38.8344°N -75.2222°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 0feet |
| Progression: | Broadkill River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Broadkill River |
| Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
| Tributaries Right: | Deep Branch |
| Bridges: | none |
Primehook Creek is a 7.85miles long 2nd order tributary to the Broadkill River in Sussex County, Delaware.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
Primehook Creek forms at the confluence of North Prong, Sowbridge Branch, and Ingram Branch in Waples Pond. Primehook Creek then flows generally east to meet the Broadkill River at Broadkill Beach.[4]
Primehook Creek drains of area, receives about 45.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 719.80 and is about 13% forested.[2] Primehook Creek is covered by a large Red Maple-Alder Swamp that maybe now mostly dead from saltwater intrusion.