| Cockle Creek | |
|---|---|
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  Location of mouth | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Chincoteague Inlet |
| • elevation | sea level |
| Mouth | |
• location | Chincoteague Bay |
• coordinates | 37°54′54″N 75°26′39″W / 37.914898°N 75.444144°W |
• elevation | sea level |
| Length | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
Cockle Creek is a 3.5-mile-long (5.6 km)[1] stream in Chincoteague, Virginia between Chincoteague Inlet to the south and Chincoteague Bay to the north.[2] It was the site of a naval battle during the American Civil War, the Battle of Cockle Creek.
