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Goslee Creek (Love Creek tributary)

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River in Delaware, United States
Goslee Creek
Tributary to Love Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceBlack Hog Gut divide
 • locationabout 0.25 miles north of Jimtown, Delaware
 • coordinates38°44′11″N 075°10′57″W / 38.73639°N 75.18250°W / 38.73639; -75.18250
 • elevation14 ft (4.3 m)
MouthLove Creek
 • locationGoslee Millpond
 • coordinates38°43′26″N 075°11′16″W / 38.72389°N 75.18778°W / 38.72389; -75.18778
 • elevation3 ft (0.91 m)
Length1.38 mi (2.22 km)
Basin size3.65 square miles (9.5 km)
Discharge 
 • average4.41 cu ft/s (0.125 m/s) at mouth with Love Creek
Basin features
Progressionsouth-southwest
River systemRehoboth Bay
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesJimtown Road

Goslee Creek is a 1.38 mi (2.22 km) long 1st order tributary to Love Creek, in Sussex County, Delaware.

Variant names

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

  • Gosling Creek

Course

Goslee Creek rises on the Black Hog Gut divide about 0.25 miles north of Jimtown in Sussex County, Delaware. Goslee Creek then flows south-southwest to meet Love Creek within Goslee Millpond.

Watershed

Goslee Creek drains 3.65 square miles (9.5 km) of area, receives about 45.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 653.10 and is about 10.3% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Goslee Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Goslee Creek Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Fairmount Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Goslee Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
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