Canary Creek (Broadkill River tributary)
| Canary Creek Tributary to Broadkill River | |
|---|---|
Location of Canary Creek mouth Canary Creek (Broadkill River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Wolfe Glade divide |
| • location | Lewes, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 38°45′59.88″N 075°08′08.59″W / 38.7666333°N 75.1357194°W |
| • elevation | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Mouth | Broadkill River |
• location | about 1-mile northwest of Lewes, Delaware |
• coordinates | 38°47′24.40″N 075°09′48.66″W / 38.7901111°N 75.1635167°W |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Length | 4.09 mi (6.58 km) |
| Basin size | 4.81 square miles (12.5 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Broadkill River |
| • average | 5.81 cu ft/s (0.165 m3/s) at mouth with Broadkill River |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Broadkill River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Broadkill River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Ebenezer Branch |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Savannah Road, New Road, Pilottown Road |
Canary Creek is a 4.09 mi (6.58 km) long first-order tributary to the Broadkill River in Sussex County, Delaware.