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| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|38|36|43|N|075|41|35|W|display=inline,title}}<ref name="GNIS">{{cite web |title=GNIS Detail - Wright Creek |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:0::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:214884,Wright%20Creek |website=geonames.usgs.gov |publisher=US Geological Survey |accessdate=7 August 2019}}</ref>
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|38|36|43|N|075|41|35|W|display=inline,title}}<ref name="GNIS">{{cite web |title=GNIS Detail - Wright Creek |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:0::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:214884,Wright%20Creek |website=geonames.usgs.gov |publisher=US Geological Survey |accessdate=7 August 2019}}</ref>
| mouth_elevation = {{convert|0|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name="Topozone">{{cite web |title=Cod Creek Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Sharptown Area) |url=https://www.topozone.com/delaware/sussex-de/stream/cod-creek/ |website=TopoZone |publisher=Locality, LLC |accessdate=7 August 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
| mouth_elevation = {{convert|0|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name="Topozone">{{cite web |title=Cod Creek Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Sharptown Area) |url=https://www.topozone.com/delaware/sussex-de/stream/cod-creek/ |website=TopoZone |publisher=Locality, LLC |accessdate=7 August 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
| progression = south
| progression = [[Nanticoke River]] → [[Chesapeake Bay]] → [[Atlantic Ocean]]
| river_system = [[Nanticoke River]]
| river_system = [[Nanticoke River]]
| basin_size = {{convert|5.25|sqmi}}<ref name="watershed">{{cite web |title=Wright Creek Watershed Report |url=https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=8392804 |website=Waters Geoviewer |publisher=US EPA |accessdate=7 August 2019}}</ref>
| basin_size = {{convert|5.25|sqmi}}<ref name="watershed">{{cite web |title=Wright Creek Watershed Report |url=https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=8392804 |website=Waters Geoviewer |publisher=US EPA |accessdate=7 August 2019}}</ref>
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'''Wright Creek''' is a {{convert|5.25|mi|km|abbr=on}} long tributary to Nanticoke River that rises in western [[Sussex County, Delaware]]. The creek straddles the [[Delaware]] state line for most of its course and is tidal for about half of its length.
'''Wright Creek''' is a {{convert|5.25|mi|km|abbr=on}} long tributary to the [[Nanticoke River]] that rises in western [[Sussex County, Delaware]]. The creek straddles the [[Delaware]] state line for most of its course and is tidal for about half of its length.


==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 13:04, 26 May 2021

Wright Creek
Tributary to Nanticoke River
Wright Creek from Nanticoke Wildlife Area
Wright Creek from Nanticoke Wildlife Area
Location of Wright Creek mouth
Location of Wright Creek mouth
Location of Wright Creek mouth
Location of Wright Creek mouth
Location of Wright Creek mouth
Wright Creek (Nanticoke River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
Delaware
CountiesSussex
Dorchester
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Wright Creek and Turtle Branch
 • locationabout 3 miles west of Woodland, Delaware[2]
 • coordinates38°33′42″N 075°42′04″W / 38.56167°N 75.70111°W / 38.56167; -75.70111[1]
 • elevation34 ft (10 m)[2]
MouthNanticoke River
 • location
about 1 mile east of Galestown, Maryland[2]
 • coordinates
38°36′43″N 075°41′35″W / 38.61194°N 75.69306°W / 38.61194; -75.69306[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length4.07 mi (6.55 km)[3]
Basin size5.25 square miles (13.6 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationNanticoke River
 • average6.04 cu ft/s (0.171 m3/s) at mouth with Nanticoke River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionNanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries

Wright Creek is a 5.25 mi (8.45 km) long tributary to the Nanticoke River that rises in western Sussex County, Delaware. The creek straddles the Delaware state line for most of its course and is tidal for about half of its length.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Wright Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Cod Creek Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Sharptown Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Wright Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 7 August 2019.


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