Long Creek (Back Creek tributary)
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| Long Creek Tributary to Back Creek | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland Delaware |
| County | Cecil (MD) New Castle (DE) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Belltown Run divide |
| • location | Marabou Meadows, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 39°31′56″N 075°49′28″W / 39.53222°N 75.82444°W[1] |
| • elevation | 82 ft (25 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Back Creek |
• location | Dans, Maryland |
• coordinates | 39°35′03″N 075°45′15″W / 39.58417°N 75.75417°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[1] |
| Length | 6.28 mi (10.11 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 7.99 square miles (20.7 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 10.17 cu ft/s (0.288 m3/s) at mouth with Back Creek[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | southwest |
| River system | Elk River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Frazer Road, Woods Road, Augustine Hermann Highway, Boatyard Road |
Long Creek is a 6.28 mi (10.11 km) long 2nd order tributary to Back Creek in Cecil County, Maryland.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[4]
- Long Branch
- Margarets Creek
Course
Long Creek rises on the Belltown Run divide at Marabou Meadows in New Castle County, Delaware. Long Creek then flows southwest into Maryland to meet Back Creek at Dans, Maryland.[1]
