Cod Creek (Nanticoke River tributary)

Cod Creek is a 5.51 mi (8.87 km) long 2nd tributary to the Nanticoke River in Sussex County, Delaware.

Cod Creek Tributary to Nanticoke River
Location of Cod Creek mouth Show map of Delaware Cod Creek (Nanticoke River tributary) (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Sussex
Physical characteristics
Source	Mill Branch divide
• location	about 1 mile northeast of Columbia, Delaware[1]
• coordinates	38°30′01″N 075°39′07″W[2]
• elevation	45 ft (14 m)[1]
Mouth	Nanticoke River
• location	about 0.75 miles northeast of Sharptown, Maryland[3]
• coordinates	38°33′22″N 075°41′39″W[2]
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)[3]
Length	5.51 mi (8.87 km)[4]
Basin size	6.04 square miles (15.6 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Nanticoke River
• average	6.85 cu ft/s (0.194 m3/s) at mouth with Nanticoke River[5]
Basin features
Progression	Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[4]
River system	Nanticoke River
Tributaries
• left	Owens Branch
• right	Kinniken Evans Ditch
Bridges	John Cooper Road, DE 24, Shockley Road, Old Sharptown Road

Course

Cod Creek rises about 1 mile northeast of Columbia, Delaware^[1] and then flows northwest into the Nanticoke River about 0.75 miles northeast of Sharptown, Maryland.^[3]

Watershed

Cod Creek drains 6.04 square miles (15.6 km²) of area, receives about 44.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 654.93 and is about 11% forested.^[5]

See also

• List of Delaware rivers