Broad Creek (Nanticoke River tributary)
| Broad Creek Tributary to Nanticoke River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| City | Laurel Bethel |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | confluence of Elliott Pond Branch and James Branch |
| • location | Lake Pines, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 38°33′31″N 075°34′03″W / 38.55861°N 75.56750°W |
| • elevation | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
| Mouth | Nanticoke River |
• location | about 0.5 miles west of Cherry Walk, Delaware |
• coordinates | 38°34′05″N 075°40′29″W / 38.56806°N 75.67472°W |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Length | 8.00 mi (12.87 km) |
| Basin size | 123.77 square miles (320.6 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Nanticoke River |
| • average | 146.81 cu ft/s (4.157 m3/s) at mouth with Nanticoke River |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Copper Branch Little Creek Holly Ditch Collins and Culver Ditch Tussocky Branch |
| • right | Rogers Branch |
| Waterbodies | Records Pond |
| Bridges | US 13, Willow Street, Delaware Avenue, North Central Avenue, North Poplar Street, Shell Bridge Road |
Broad Creek is a 8.00 mi (12.87 km) long 4th order tributary to the Nanticoke River in Sussex County, Delaware.