Drum Creek (Roy Creek tributary)

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River in Delaware, United States

Drum Creek

Tributary to Roy Creek
Location of Drum Creek mouth

Location of Drum Creek mouth

Location of Drum Creek mouth

Location of Drum Creek mouth
Location
Country United States
State Delaware
County Sussex
Physical characteristics
Source Bearhole Ditch divide
 • location Williamsville, Delaware
 • coordinates

38°27′56″N 075°07′52″W / 38.46556°N 75.13111°W / 38.46556; -75.13111[1]
 • elevation 16 ft (4.9 m)[2]
Mouth Roy Creek

 • location

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 Keen-Wik Delaware

 • coordinates

 38°27′37″N 075°05′44″W / 38.46028°N 75.09556°W / 38.46028; -75.09556[1]

 • elevation

 0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length 2.14 mi (3.44 km)[3]
Basin size 0.83 square miles (2.1 km2)[4]
Discharge  
 • average 0.98 cu ft/s (0.028 m3/s) at mouth with Roy Creek[4]
Basin features
Progression east
River system Assawoman Bay
Tributaries  
 • left unnamed tributaries
 • right unnamed tributaries
Bridges Lighthouse Road
Signature Boulevard
Farmstead Road

Drum Creek is a 2.14 mi (3.44 km) long 1st order tributary to Roy Creek, in Sussex County, Delaware.

Drum Creek rises on the Bearhole Ditch divide at Williamsville in Sussex County, Delaware. Drum Creek then flows east to meet Roy Creek at Keen-Wik, Delaware.[2]

Watershed[edit]

Drum Creek drains 0.83 square miles (2.1 km2) of area, receives about 44.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 779.20 and is about 1.25% forested.[4]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b

    “GNIS Detail – Drum Creek”. geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 February 2020.

  2. ^ a b c “Roy Creek Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Assawoman Bay Area)”. TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  3. ^ “ArcGIS Web Application”. epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b c “Drum Creek Watershed Report”. Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 25 February 2020.



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