Wilson Creek (Herring Creek tributary)

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CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
SourceLingo Creek divide
Wilson Creek
Tributary to Herring Creek
Location of Wilson Creek mouth
Location of Wilson Creek mouth
Location of Wilson Creek mouth
Location of Wilson Creek mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceLingo Creek divide
  locationabout 0.1 miles southwest of Rehoboth Shores
  coordinates38°37′48″N 075°08′54″W / 38.63000°N 75.14833°W / 38.63000; -75.14833[1]
  elevation03 ft (0.91 m)[2]
MouthHerring Creek
  location
about 0.25 miles north of Rehoboth Shores
  coordinates
38°38′21″N 075°08′54″W / 38.63917°N 75.14833°W / 38.63917; -75.14833[1]
  elevation
0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length1.06 mi (1.71 km)[3]
Basin size0.92 square miles (2.4 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  average1.09 cu ft/s (0.031 m3/s) at mouth with Herring Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressionnortheast
River systemRehoboth Bay
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
Bridgesnone

Wilson Creek is a 1.06 mi (1.71 km) long 1st order tributary to Herring Creek in Sussex County, Delaware.

Wilson Creek rises on the Lingo Creek divide, about 0.1 miles southeast of Rehoboth Shores in Sussex County, Delaware. Wilson Creek then flows northeast to meet Herring Creek about 0.25 miles north of Rehoboth Shores.[2]

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