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Tidbury Creek is a 8.18 mi (13.16 km) long 2nd order tributary to the St. Jones River in Kent County, Delaware.

Tidbury Creek Tributary to St. Jones River
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Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Kent
Physical characteristics
Source	Hudson Branch and Heron Drain divides
• location	about 0.5 miles north of Viola, Delaware
• coordinates	39°03′02″N 075°34′27″W[1]
• elevation	57 ft (17 m)[2]
Mouth	St. Jones River
• location	Lebanon, Delaware
• coordinates	39°06′55″N 075°29′57″W[1]
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length	8.18 mi (13.16 km)[3]
Basin size	12.14 square miles (31.4 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	St. Jones River
• average	14.64 cu ft/s (0.415 m3/s) at mouth with St. Jones River[4]
Basin features
Progression	St. Jones River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system	St. Jones River
Tributaries
• left	Red House Branch Newell Branch
• right	unnamed tributaries
Waterbodies	Derby Pond Voshell Pond
Bridges	Olin Dill Road, Henry Cowgill Road, Steeles Ridge Road, Dundee Road, Upper King Road, US 13, Voshells Mill-Star Hill Road, Rising Sun Road, South State Street, Sorghum Mill Road

Variant names

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

• Fidbury Branch
• Tidburg Creek
• Tidbury Branch

Course

Tidbury Creek rises about 0.5 miles north of Viola in Kent County, Delaware on the Hudson Branch and Heron Drain divides. Tidbury Creek then flows east to meet the St. Jones River at Lebanon, Delaware.[2]

Watershed

Tidbury Creek drains 12.14 square miles (31.4 km²) of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 611.05 and is about 5.9% forested.[4]

See also

• List of Delaware rivers

Maps

References

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