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Arnell Creek
Location of Arnell Creek mouth
Location of Arnell Creek mouth
Location of Arnell Creek mouth
Location of Arnell Creek mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Love Creek
Country United States
State Delaware
County Sussex
Physical characteristics
Main source Munchy Branch divide
at Breezewood, Delaware
20 ft (6.1 m)
38°42′55″N 075°08′06″W / 38.71528°N 75.13500°W / 38.71528; -75.13500
River mouth Love Creek
at Robinson Landing, Delaware
0 ft (0 m)
38°41′24″N 075°08′16″W / 38.69000°N 75.13778°W / 38.69000; -75.13778
Length 2.09 mi (3.36 km)
Basin features
Progression South-southeast
River system Rehoboth Bay
Basin size 1.63 square miles (4.2 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    unnamed tributaries
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries

Arnell Creek is a 3.09 mi (4.97 km) long 1st order tributary to Love Creek, in Sussex County, Delaware.

Variant names

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

  • Arnells Creek
  • Arnold Creek

Course

Arnell Creek rises on the Munchy Branch divide at Breezewood in Sussex County, Delaware. Arnell Creek then flows south-southeast to meet Love Creek at Robinson Landing.

Watershed

Arnell Creek drains 1.63 square miles (4.2 km2) of area, receives about 45.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 547.46 and is about 8.0% forested.

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