Broad Creek (Nanticoke River tributary)
# Broad Creek (Nanticoke River tributary)

Broad Creek is a 8.00 mi (12.87 km) long 4th order tributary to the Nanticoke River in Sussex County, Delaware.

## Variant names

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

* Broad Creek River
* Laurel River

## Course

Broad Creek is formed at the confluence of Elliott Pond Branch and James Branch at Lake Pines, Delaware and then flows west into the Nanticoke River about 0.5 miles west of Cherry Walk.

## Watershed

Broad Creek drains 123.77 square miles (320.6 $km^2)$ of area, receives about 45.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 718.86 and is about 14% forested.

