Cedar Creek (Delaware Bay tributary, Delaware)
# Cedar Creek (Delaware Bay tributary, Delaware)

Cedar Creek is a 16.09 mi (25.89 km) long 4th order tributary to Delaware Bay in Sussex and Kent Counties, Delaware.

## Variant names

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

* Slaughter Creek

## Course

Cedar Creek rises on the Gum Branch divide about 1 mile west of Hudson Pond Acres, Delaware. Cedar Creek then flows northeast to meet Delaware Bay by Mispillion Light.

## Watershed

Cedar Creek drains 50.01 square miles (129.5 $km^2)$ of area, receives about 45.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 694.36 and is about 9% forested.

