Mockingbird Creek
Tributary to Barren Creek
Map of Mockingbird Creek mouth location
Map of Mockingbird Creek mouth location
Location of Mockingbird Creek mouth
Map of Mockingbird Creek mouth location
Map of Mockingbird Creek mouth location
Mockingbird Creek (Barren Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
Maryland
CountySussex
Wicomico
Physical characteristics
SourceTussocky Branch divide
 • locationabout 0.25 miles northeast of Susan Beach Corner, Delaware[1]
 • coordinates38°28′29″N 075°38′34″W / 38.47472°N 75.64278°W / 38.47472; -75.64278[2]
 • elevation49 ft (15 m)[1]
MouthBarren Creek
 • location
about 1.5 miles west of Mardela Springs, Maryland[3]
 • coordinates
38°27′46″N 075°42′28″W / 38.46278°N 75.70778°W / 38.46278; -75.70778[2]
 • elevation
19 ft (5.8 m)[3]
Length4.28 mi (6.89 km)[4]
Basin size6.45 square miles (16.7 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationBarren Creek
 • average7.28 cu ft/s (0.206 m3/s) at mouth with Barren Creek[5]
Basin features
Progressionwest-southwest[4]
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesSusan Beach Road, Columbia Road, Family Pride Way, Delmar Road

Mockingbird Creek is a 4.28 mi (6.89 km) long 2nd tributary to Barren Creek in Wicomico County, Maryland.

Course

Mockingbird Creek rises about 0.25 miles northeast of Susan Beach Corner in Sussex County, Delaware[1] and then flows west-southwest into Wicomico County, Maryland to join Barren Creek about 1.5 miles west of Mardela Springs.[3]

Watershed

Mockingbird Creek drains 6.45 square miles (16.7 km2) of area, receives about 44.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 707.04 and is about 14% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Mockingbird Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  4. 1 2 "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 "Mockingbird Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 13 December 2020.



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