Plum Creek (Nanticoke River tributary)
| Plum Creek Tributary to Nanticoke River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware Maryland |
| County | Sussex Wicomico |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mill Branch divide |
| • location | Columbia, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 38°30′13″N 075°40′07″W / 38.50361°N 75.66861°W |
| • elevation | 46 ft (14 m) |
| Mouth | Nanticoke River |
• location | about 0.5 miles north of Riverton, Maryland |
• coordinates | 38°32′07″N 075°44′46″W / 38.53528°N 75.74611°W |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Length | 5.56 mi (8.95 km) |
| Basin size | 5.45 square miles (14.1 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Nanticoke River |
| • average | 6.03 cu ft/s (0.171 m3/s) at mouth with Nanticoke River |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Columbia 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.