Herring Creek is a long 3rd order tributary to Rehoboth Bay, in
Sussex County, Delaware.
Course
Herring Creek is formed at the confluence of Burton Prong and Hopkins Prong, south of Angola Beach in
Sussex County, Delaware. Herring Creek then flows southeast to meet Rehoboth Bay at Angola Landing.
Watershed
Herring Creek drains of area, receives about 45.0 in/year of precipitation, has a
topographic wetness index The topographic wetness index (TWI), also known as the compound topographic index (CTI), is a steady state wetness index. It is commonly used to quantify topographic control on hydrological processes. The index is a function of both the slope and t ...
of 638.39 and is about 23.7% forested.
See also
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List of rivers of Delaware
References
Rivers of Delaware
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