Roy Creek Tributary to Assawoman Bay | |
---|---|
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Delaware |
County | Sussex |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Bearhole Ditch divide |
• location | about 0.1 miles north of Williamsville, Delaware |
• coordinates | 38°27′52″N 075°08′10″W / 38.46444°N 75.13611°W [1] |
• elevation | 16 ft (4.9 m) [2] |
Mouth | Assawoman Bay |
• location | Keen-Wik Delaware |
• coordinates | 38°27′25″N 075°05′23″W / 38.45694°N 75.08972°W [1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) [2] |
Length | 2.65 mi (4.26 km) [3] |
Basin size | 1.24 square miles (3.2 km2) [4] |
Discharge | |
• average | 1.46 cu ft/s (0.041 m3/s) at mouth with Assawoman Bay [4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | generally southeast |
River system | Assawoman Bay |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | Drum Creek |
Bridges | New Road Lighthouse Road Americana Parkway |
Roy Creek is a 2.65 mi (4.26 km) long 1st order tributary to Assawoman Bay, in Sussex County, Delaware.
Roy Creek rises on the Bearhole Ditch divide about 0.1 miles north of Williamsville in Sussex County, Delaware. Roy Creek then flows generally southeast to meet Assawoman Bay at Keen-Wik, Delaware. [2]
Roy Creek drains 1.24 square miles (3.2 km2) of area, receives about 44.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 809.54 and is about 4.0% forested. [4]