Slaughter Creek is a long 3rd order tributary to Cedar Creek in Sussex County, Delaware.
Variant names According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as: Slaughter Beach Canal Slaughter Neck Ditch
Course Slaughter Creek rises on the Church Branch and North Prong divide about 0.25 miles northwest of Jefferson Crossroads, Delaware. Slaughter Creek then flows east and makes a turn northwest to meet Cedar Creek west of Slaughter Beach.
Watershed Slaughter Creek drains of area, receives about 45.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 798.73 and is about 4% forested.
References
External links Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge