Plum Creek (Nanticoke River tributary)

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Coordinates: 38°32′07″N 075°44′46″W / 38.53528°N 75.74611°W / 38.53528; -75.74611
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Plum Creek
Tributary to Nanticoke River
Map of Plum Creek mouth location
Map of Plum Creek mouth location
Location of Plum Creek mouth
Map of Plum Creek mouth location
Map of Plum Creek mouth location
Plum Creek (Nanticoke River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
Maryland
CountySussex
Wicomico
Physical characteristics
SourceMill Branch divide
 • locationColumbia, Delaware[2]
 • coordinates38°30′13″N 075°40′07″W / 38.50361°N 75.66861°W / 38.50361; -75.66861[1]
 • elevation46 ft (14 m)[2]
MouthNanticoke River
 • location
about 0.5 miles north of Riverton, Maryland[3]
 • coordinates
38°32′07″N 075°44′46″W / 38.53528°N 75.74611°W / 38.53528; -75.74611[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[3]
Length5.56 mi (8.95 km)[4]
Basin size5.45 square miles (14.1 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationNanticoke River
 • average6.03 cu ft/s (0.171 m3/s) at mouth with Nanticoke River[5]
Basin features
ProgressionNanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[4]
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesColumbia Road, San Domingo Road, MD 313

Plum Creek is a 5.56 mi (8.95 km) long 2nd tributary to the Nanticoke River in Wicomico County, Maryland.

Variant names[edit]

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Plumb Creek

Course[edit]

Plum Creek rises in Columbia in Sussex County, Delaware[2] and then flows northwest into Wicomico County, Maryland to join the Nanticoke River about 0.5 miles north of Riverton.[3]

Watershed[edit]

Plum Creek drains 5.45 square miles (14.1 km2) of area, receives about 44.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 627.39 and is about 13% forested.[5]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Plum Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Plum Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 13 December 2020.


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