Primehook Creek (Broadkill River tributary)

Primehook Creek is a long 2nd order tributary to the Broadkill River in Sussex County, Delaware.

Variant names

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

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.

Watershed

Primehook Creek drains of area, receives about 45.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 719.80 and is about 13% forested. Primehook Creek is covered by a large Red Maple-Alder Swamp that maybe now mostly dead from saltwater intrusion.