Perch Creek (Elk River tributary)

Perch Creek is a 5.66 mi (9.11 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Elk River in Cecil County, Maryland.

Perch Creek Tributary to Elk River
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Location
Country	United States
State	Maryland Delaware
County	Cecil (MD) New Castle (DE)
Physical characteristics
Source	Belltown Run divide
• location	about 0.5 miles southwest of Melody Meadows, Delaware
• coordinates	39°35′28″N 075°45′35″W[1]
• elevation	70 ft (21 m)[2]
Mouth	Elk River
• location	Old Frenchtown Wharf, Maryland
• coordinates	39°34′00″N 075°49′41″W[1]
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length	5.66 mi (9.11 km)[3]
Basin size	9.84 square miles (25.5 km2)[4]
Discharge
• average	12.91 cu ft/s (0.366 m3/s) at mouth with Elk River[4]
Basin features
Progression	Elk River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Elk River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Frazer Road, Hutton Road, Augustine Herman Highway

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:^[1]

• Perch Creek Run
• Thomas Branch

Course

Perch Creek rises on the Belltown Run divide at Melody Meadows in New Castle County, Delaware. Perch Creek then flows southwest into Maryland to meet the Elk River at Old Frenchtown Wharf, Maryland.^[2]

Watershed

Perch Creek drains 9.84 square miles (25.5 km²) of area, receives about 46.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 512.53 and is about 25.9% forested.^[4]

See also

• List of rivers of Delaware

References

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