Pike Creek (White Clay Creek tributary)
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CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
SourceWhite Clay Creek divide
| Pike Creek Tributary to White Clay Creek | |
|---|---|
   | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | New Castle |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | White Clay Creek divide |
| • location | Pond at Stirrup Farms, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 39°46′23″N 075°43′38″W / 39.77306°N 75.72722°W[1] |
| • elevation | 300 ft (91 m)[2] |
| Mouth | White Clay Creek |
• location | Choate, Delaware |
• coordinates | 39°41′57″N 075°41′30″W / 39.69917°N 75.69167°W[1] |
• elevation | 18 ft (5.5 m)[2] |
| Length | 5.37 mi (8.64 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 6.64 square miles (17.2 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 9.41 cu ft/s (0.266 m3/s) at mouth with White Clay Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | White Clay Creek → Christina River → Delaware River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean[3] |
| River system | Christina River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | DE 72, New Linden Hill Road, Pike Creek Road, Upper Pike Creek Road, DE 2, W Green Valley Road |
| Designated | October 24, 2000 |
Pike Creek is a 5.37 mi (8.64 km) long 2nd order tributary to White Clay Creek in New Castle County, Delaware.
Pike Creek rises on the White Clay Creek divide at Stirrup Farms, Delaware in New Castle County, Delaware. Pike Creek then flows south-southeast to meet White Clay Creek at Choate, Delaware.[2]
