Pepper Creek is a river, approximately 8 mi (13 km) long, in southern Delaware

Delaware

Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...

 in the United States

United States

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It rises in Cypress Swamp in southern Sussex County

Sussex County, Delaware

Sussex County is a county located in the southern part of the U.S. state of Delaware. As of 2010 the population was 197,145, an increase of 25.9% over the previous decade. The county seat is Georgetown. The Seaford Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Sussex County.Sussex County is...

, approximately 3 mi (5 km) north of the Maryland

Maryland

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 state line. It flows generally ENE, past Dagsboro

Dagsboro, Delaware

As of the census of 2000, there were 519 people, 226 households, and 141 families residing in the town. The population density was 409.5 people per square mile . There were 248 housing units at an average density of 195.7 per square mile . The racial makeup of the town was 92.29% White, 6.36%...

 and into Indian River Bay

Indian River Bay

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, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

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, approximately 2 mi (3 km) northwest of Millville

Millville, Delaware

As of the census of 2000, there were 259 people, 111 households, and 71 families residing in the town. The population density was 534.1 people per square mile . There were 141 housing units at an average density of 290.8 per square mile . The racial makeup of the town was 96.91% White, 1.93%...

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The upper course of the creek is connected by channelized ditches through Cypress Swamp to the headwaters of the Pocomoke River

Pocomoke River

The Pocomoke River stretches approximately from southern Delaware through southeastern Maryland in the United States. At its mouth, the river is essentially an arm of Chesapeake Bay, whereas the upper river flows through a series of relatively inaccessible wetlands called the Great Cypress Swamp,...

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