Little Creek (Broad Creek tributary)
| Little Creek Tributary to Broad Creek | |
|---|---|
Location of Little Creek mouth Little Creek (Broad Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| City | Laurel |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | confluence of Meadow Branch and Holly Branch |
| • location | about 2 miles south of Laurel, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 38°31′16″N 075°34′42″W / 38.52111°N 75.57833°W |
| • elevation | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
| Mouth | Broad Creek |
• location | Laurel, Delaware |
• coordinates | 38°33′39″N 075°35′16″W / 38.56083°N 75.58778°W |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Length | 3.63 mi (5.84 km) |
| Basin size | 17.36 square miles (45.0 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Broad Creek |
| • average | 20.47 cu ft/s (0.580 m3/s) at mouth with Broad Creek |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Broad Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Holly Branch |
| • right | Meadow Branch |
| Waterbodies | Horseys Pond |
| Bridges | Dickerson Road, Sharptown Road, Portsville Road |
Little Creek is a 3.63 mi (5.84 km) long 3rd order tributary to Broad Creek in Sussex County, Delaware.