Slaughter Creek is a 9.92 mi (15.96 km) long 3rd order tributary to Cedar Creek in Sussex County, Delaware.

Slaughter Creek Tributary to Cedar Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Sussex
Physical characteristics
Source	Church Branch and North Prong divide
• location	about 0.25 miles northwest of Jefferson Crossroads, Delaware
• coordinates	38°50′47″N 075°20′58″W[1]
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)[2]
Mouth	Cedar Creek
• location	about 0.25 miles west of Slaughter Beach, Delaware
• coordinates	38°55′16″N 075°19′36″W[1]
• elevation	32 ft (9.8 m)[2]
Length	9.92 mi (15.96 km)[3]
Basin size	15.88 square miles (41.1 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Cedar Creek
• average	19.48 cu ft/s (0.552 m3/s) at mouth with Cedar Creek[4]
Basin features
Progression	Cedar Creek → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Cedar Creek
Tributaries
• left	Draper-Bennett Ditch
• right	Old Slaughter Creek
Bridges	DE 1, Draper Road, Slaughter Beach Road (DE 36)

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

• Slaughter Beach Canal
• Slaughter Neck Ditch

Course

Slaughter Creek rises on the Church Branch and North Prong divide about 0.25 miles northwest of Jefferson Crossroads, Delaware. Slaughter Creek then flows east and makes a turn northwest to meet Cedar Creek west of Slaughter Beach.[2]

Watershed

Slaughter Creek drains 15.88 square miles (41.1 km²) of area, receives about 45.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 798.73 and is about 4% forested.[4]

References

External links

• Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge

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