Primehook Creek (Broadkill River tributary) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Primehook Creek
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Other name(s)	Tributary to Broadkill River
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Sussex
Physical characteristics
Main source	confluence of North Prong, Sowbridge Branch, and Ingram Branch Waples Pond 4 ft (1.2 m) 38°49′32″N 075°18′22″W / 38.82556°N 75.30611°W / 38.82556; -75.30611
River mouth	Broadkill River Broadkill Beach, Delaware 0 ft (0 m) 38°50′04″N 075°13′20″W / 38.83444°N 75.22222°W / 38.83444; -75.22222
Length	7.85 mi (12.63 km)
Basin features
Progression	generally east
River system	Broadkill River
Basin size	28.16 square miles (72.9 km2)
Tributaries	Left: unnamed tributaries Right: Deep Branch
Bridges	none

Primehook Creek is a 7.85 mi (12.63 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Broadkill River in Sussex County, Delaware.

Variant names

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

• Prime Hook Creek
• Prune Hook Creek

Course

Primehook Creek forms at the confluence of North Prong, Sowbridge Branch, and Ingram Branch in Waples Pond. Primehook Creek then flows generally east to meet the Broadkill River at Broadkill Beach.

Watershed

Primehook Creek drains 28.16 square miles (72.9 km²) of area, receives about 45.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 719.80 and is about 13% forested. Primehook Creek is covered by a large Red Maple-Alder Swamp that maybe now mostly dead from saltwater intrusion.