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Deep Creek
Other name(s) Tributary to Nanticoke River
Country United States
State Delaware
County Sussex
Physical characteristics
Main source divide between Deep Creek and Broadkill River in Redden State Forest
Redden Crossroads, Delaware
42 ft (13 m)
River mouth Nanticoke River
Seaford, Delaware
0 ft (0 m)
Length 14.0 mi (22.5 km)
Discharge
  • Average rate:
    78.25 cu ft/s (2.216 m3/s) at mouth with Nanticoke River
Basin features
Progression southwest
River system Nanticoke River
Basin size 64.87 square miles (168.0 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    Mifflin Ditch
    McColleys Branch
    Rum Bridge Branch
    Tyndall Branch
    Baker Mill Branch
    Tubbs Branch
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries
Waterbodies Concord Pond

Deep Creek is a 14.0-mile-long (22.5 km) tributary of the Nanticoke River that rises in the Redden area and flows southwest towards Seaford, Delaware.

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