Primehook Creek (Broadkill River tributary)
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CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Sourceconfluence of North Prong, Sowbridge Branch, and Ingram Branch
| Primehook Creek Tributary to Broadkill River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Primehook Creek mouth  Primehook Creek (Broadkill River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | confluence of North Prong, Sowbridge Branch, and Ingram Branch |
| • location | Waples Pond |
| • coordinates | 38°49′32″N 075°18′22″W / 38.82556°N 75.30611°W[1] |
| • elevation | 4 ft (1.2 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Broadkill River |
• location | Broadkill Beach, Delaware |
• coordinates | 38°50′04″N 075°13′20″W / 38.83444°N 75.22222°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
| Length | 7.85 mi (12.63 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 28.16 square miles (72.9 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Broadkill River |
| • average | 33.99 cu ft/s (0.962 m3/s) at mouth with Broadkill River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Broadkill River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Broadkill River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | Deep Branch |
| Bridges | none |
Primehook Creek is a 7.85 mi (12.63 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Broadkill River in Sussex County, Delaware.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Prime Hook Creek
- Prune Hook Creek
Course
Primehook Creek forms at the confluence of North Prong, Sowbridge Branch, and Ingram Branch in Waples Pond. Primehook Creek then flows generally east to meet the Broadkill River at Broadkill Beach.[2]
