Long Creek (Back Creek tributary)

Long Creek is a 6.28 mi (10.11 km) long 2nd order tributary to Back Creek in Cecil County, Maryland.

Long Creek Tributary to Back Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	Maryland Delaware
County	Cecil (MD) New Castle (DE)
Physical characteristics
Source	Belltown Run divide
• location	Marabou Meadows, Delaware
• coordinates	39°31′56″N 075°49′28″W[1]
• elevation	82 ft (25 m)[1]
Mouth	Back Creek
• location	Dans, Maryland
• coordinates	39°35′03″N 075°45′15″W[1]
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)[1]
Length	6.28 mi (10.11 km)[2]
Basin size	7.99 square miles (20.7 km2)[3]
Discharge
• average	10.17 cu ft/s (0.288 m3/s) at mouth with Back Creek[3]
Basin features
Progression	southwest
River system	Elk River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Frazer Road, Woods Road, Augustine Hermann Highway, Boatyard Road

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:^[4]

• Long Branch
• Margarets Creek

Course

Long Creek rises on the Belltown Run divide at Marabou Meadows in New Castle County, Delaware. Long Creek then flows southwest into Maryland to meet Back Creek at Dans, Maryland.^[1]

Watershed

Long Creek drains 7.99 square miles (20.7 km²) of area, receives about 45.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 558.56 and is about 18.3% forested.^[3]

See also

• List of rivers of Delaware

References

1. "Long Creek Topo Map, Cecil County MD (Elkton Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
2. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
3. "Long Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
4. "GNIS Detail - Long Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 March 2020.