Duck Creek (Smyrna River tributary)

Duck Creek is a 3.86 mi (6.21 km) long 3rd order tributary to Smyrna River in New Castle County, Delaware.

Duck Creek Tributary to Smyrna River
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Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	New Castle Kent
City	Smyrna
Physical characteristics
Source	Duck Creek Pond at the confluence of Green Spring Branch and Providence Creek
• location	Smyrna, Delaware
• coordinates	39°18′28″N 075°37′22″W[1]
• elevation	10 ft (3.0 m)[2]
Mouth	Smyrna River
• location	about 1 mile northeast of Smyrna, Delaware
• coordinates	39°18′46″N 075°34′29″W[1]
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length	3.86 mi (6.21 km)[3]
Basin size	23.13 square miles (59.9 km2)[4]
Discharge
• average	27.89 cu ft/s (0.790 m3/s) at mouth with Smyrna River[4]
Basin features
Progression	east
River system	Smyrna River
Tributaries
• left	Green Spring Branch
• right	Providence Creek Greens Branch
Bridges	Duck Creek Road, US 13, DE 1, Smyrna Landing Road

Variant names

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

• Ancke Kijhlen
• Ende Kil
• Green Branch
• Old Duck Creek
• Quinquingo Cipus
• Smyrna River

Course

Duck Creek is formed in Duck Creek Pond at the confluence of Green Spring Branch and Providence Creek at Smyrna, Delaware. Duck Creek then flows east to form the Smyrna River with Mill Creek about one mile (1.6 km) northeast of Smyrna, Delaware.^[2]

Watershed

Duck Creek drains 23.13 square miles (59.9 km²) of area, receives about 44.5 in (1,130 mm) per year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 611.58 and is about 3.4% forested.^[4]

See also

• List of rivers of Delaware