Pepper Creek is a stream approximately 8 mi (13 km) long in southern Delaware in the United States.
| Pepper Creek | |
|---|---|
   | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| City | Frankford |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | On the watershed divide between Pepper Creek and Pocomoke River |
| • location | Frankford, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 38°32′07″N 075°17′14″W / 38.53528°N 75.28722°W[1] |
| • elevation | about 40 feet amsl |
| Mouth | just south of Oak Orchard, Delaware |
• location | Clarksville, Delaware |
• coordinates | 38°35′16″N 075°10′03″W / 38.58778°N 75.16750°W[1] |
• elevation | sea level (0 ft.) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | northeast |
| River system | Indian River |
It rises in Cypress Swamp in southern Sussex County, approximately 3 mi (5 km) north of the Maryland state line. It flows generally east-northeast, past Dagsboro and into Indian River Bay, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 2 mi (3 km) northwest of Millville.
The upper course of the creek is connected by channelized ditches through Cypress Swamp to the headwaters of the Pocomoke River.
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38°33′40″N 75°11′56″W / 38.561°N 75.199°W