Deep Creek (Nanticoke River tributary)

Deep Creek
Tributary to Nanticoke River
Location of Deep Creek mouth
Deep Creek (Nanticoke River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Deep Creek and Broadkill River in Redden State Forest
  locationRedden Crossroads, Delaware
  coordinates38°44′01″N 075°25′11″W / 38.73361°N 75.41972°W / 38.73361; -75.41972
  elevation42 ft (13 m)
MouthNanticoke River
  location
Seaford, Delaware
  coordinates
38°44′39″N 075°35′18″W / 38.74417°N 75.58833°W / 38.74417; -75.58833
  elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Length14.0 mi (22.5 km)
Basin size64.87 square miles (168.0 km2)
Discharge 
  average78.25 cu ft/s (2.216 m3/s) at mouth with Nanticoke River
Basin features
ProgressionNanticoke RiverChesapeake BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
  leftMifflin Ditch
McColleys Branch
Rum Bridge Branch
Tyndall Branch
Baker Mill Branch
Tubbs Branch
  rightShorts Ditch
WaterbodiesConcord Pond

Deep Creek is a 14.0-mile-long (22.5 km) tributary of the Nanticoke River that rises in the Redden area and flows southwest towards Seaford, Delaware.