Tidbury Creek

Stream in Delaware, USA

39°03′02″N 075°34′27″W / 39.05056°N 75.57417°W / 39.05056; -75.57417^[1] • elevation57 ft (17 m)^[2] MouthSt. Jones River

• location

Lebanon, Delaware

• coordinates

39°06′55″N 075°29′57″W / 39.11528°N 75.49917°W / 39.11528; -75.49917^[1]

• elevation

0 ft (0 m)^[2]Length8.18 mi (13.16 km)^[3]Basin size12.14 square miles (31.4 km²)^[4]Discharge • locationSt. Jones River • average14.64 cu ft/s (0.415 m³/s) at mouth with St. Jones River^[4] Basin featuresProgressionSt. Jones River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic OceanRiver systemSt. Jones RiverTributaries • leftRed House Branch
Newell Branch • rightunnamed tributariesWaterbodiesDerby Pond
Voshell PondBridgesOlin Dill Road, Henry Cowgill Road, Steeles Ridge Road, Dundee Road, Upper King Road, US 13, Voshells Mill-Star Hill Road, Rising Sun Road, South State Street, Sorghum Mill Road

Tidbury Creek is a 8.18 mi (13.16 km) long 2nd order tributary to the St. Jones River in Kent County, Delaware.

Variant names

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

Fidbury Branch
Tidburg Creek
Tidbury Branch

Course

Tidbury Creek rises about 0.5 miles north of Viola in Kent County, Delaware on the Hudson Branch and Heron Drain divides. Tidbury Creek then flows east to meet the St. Jones River at Lebanon, Delaware.^[2]

Watershed

Tidbury Creek drains 12.14 square miles (31.4 km²) of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 611.05 and is about 5.9% forested.^[4]

Maps

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "GNIS Detail - Tidbury Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Tidbury Creek Topo Map, Kent County DE (Frederica Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Tidbury Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 10 March 2020.