Wilson Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Herring Creek |
Map Size: | 180 |
Map Alt: | Map of Wilson Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map: | Delaware#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 180 |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Wilson Creek mouth |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Delaware |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Sussex |
Length: | 1.06miles[1] |
Discharge1 Avg: | 1.09cuft/s at mouth with Herring Creek[2] |
Source1: | Lingo Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | about 0.1 miles southwest of Rehoboth Shores |
Source1 Coordinates: | 38.63°N -75.1483°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 3feet[4] |
Mouth: | Herring Creek |
Mouth Location: | about 0.25 miles north of Rehoboth Shores |
Mouth Coordinates: | 38.6392°N -75.1483°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 0feet |
Progression: | northeast |
River System: | Rehoboth Bay |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | none |
Wilson Creek is a 1.06miles long 1st order tributary to Herring Creek in Sussex County, Delaware.
Wilson Creek rises on the Lingo Creek divide, about 0.1 miles southeast of Rehoboth Shores in Sussex County, Delaware. Wilson Creek then flows northeast to meet Herring Creek about 0.25 miles north of Rehoboth Shores.[4]
Wilson Creek drains of area, receives about 44.9 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 588.33 and is about 16.3% forested.[2]