Pike Creek (White Clay Creek tributary)

Pike Creek Tributary to White Clay Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	New Castle
Physical characteristics
Source	White Clay Creek divide
• location	Pond at Stirrup Farms, Delaware
• coordinates	39°46′23″N 075°43′38″W[1]
• elevation	300 ft (91 m)[2]
Mouth	White Clay Creek
• location	Choate, Delaware
• coordinates	39°41′57″N 075°41′30″W[1]
• elevation	18 ft (5.5 m)[2]
Length	5.37 mi (8.64 km)[3]
Basin size	6.64 square miles (17.2 km^2)[4]
Discharge
• average	9.41 cu ft/s (0.266 m^3/s) at mouth with White Clay Creek[4]
Basin features
Progression	White Clay Creek → Christina River → Delaware River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean[3]
River system	Christina River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	DE 72, New Linden Hill Road, Pike Creek Road, Upper Pike Creek Road, DE 2, W Green Valley Road
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System
Designated	October 24, 2000

Pike Creek is a 5.37 mi (8.64 km) long 2nd order tributary to White Clay Creek in New Castle County, Delaware.

Course

Pike Creek rises on the White Clay Creek divide at Stirrup Farms, Delaware in New Castle County, Delaware. Pike Creek then flows south-southeast to meet White Clay Creek at Choate, Delaware.^[2]

Watershed

Pike Creek drains 6.64 square miles (17.2 km²) of area, receives about 46.2 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 398.22 and is about 24.6% forested.^[4]

See also

• List of rivers of Delaware

References

1. "GNIS Detail - Pike Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
2. "Pike Creek Topo Map, New Castle County DE (Newark East Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
4. "Pike Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 1 March 2020.