Plum Creek is a 5.56 mi (8.95 km) long 2nd tributary to the Nanticoke River in Wicomico County, Maryland.

Plum Creek Tributary to Nanticoke River
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Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware Maryland
County	Sussex Wicomico
Physical characteristics
Source	Mill Branch divide
• location	Columbia, Delaware[1]
• coordinates	38°30′13″N 075°40′07″W[2]
• elevation	46 ft (14 m)[1]
Mouth	Nanticoke River
• location	about 0.5 miles north of Riverton, Maryland[3]
• coordinates	38°32′07″N 075°44′46″W[2]
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)[3]
Length	5.56 mi (8.95 km)[4]
Basin size	5.45 square miles (14.1 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Nanticoke River
• average	6.03 cu ft/s (0.171 m3/s) at mouth with Nanticoke River[5]
Basin features
Progression	Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[4]
River system	Nanticoke River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Columbia Road, San Domingo Road, MD 313

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[2]

• Plumb Creek

Course

Plum Creek rises in Columbia in Sussex County, Delaware[1] and then flows northwest into Wicomico County, Maryland to join the Nanticoke River about 0.5 miles north of Riverton.[3]

Watershed

Plum Creek drains 5.45 square miles (14.1 km²) of area, receives about 44.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 627.39 and is about 13% forested.[5]

See also

• List of Delaware rivers
• List of Maryland rivers

References