Dragon Creek (Delaware River tributary)
| Dragon Creek Tributary to Delaware River | |
|---|---|
 Dragon Creek from Clarks Corner Road | |
   | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | New Castle |
| City | Delaware City |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Belltown Run divide |
| • location | about 0.25 miles west of Kirkwood, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 39°44′44″N 075°42′19″W / 39.74556°N 75.70528°W[1] |
| • elevation | 80 ft (24 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Delaware River |
• location | Delaware City, Delaware |
• coordinates | 39°35′00″N 075°35′30″W / 39.58333°N 75.59167°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
| Length | 7.69 mi (12.38 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 12.58 square miles (32.6 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 15.31 cu ft/s (0.434 m3/s) at mouth with Delaware River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | east |
| River system | Delaware River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Clifton Drive, Jeffrey Pine Drive, Lovers Lane, Red Lion Road, S Dragon Drive, McCoy Road, DE 1, US 13, Clarks Corner Road, DE 9 |
Dragon Creek is a 7.69 mi (12.38 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Delaware River in New Castle County, Delaware.
Course
Dragon Creek rises on the Belltown Run divide about 0.25 miles west of Kirkwood, Delaware.[2]
Watershed
Dragon Creek drains 12.58 square miles (32.6 km2) of area, receives about 44.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 592.17 and is about 7.9% forested.[4]
See also
Maps
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Dragon Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Dragon Creek Topo Map, New Castle County DE (Delaware City Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Dragon Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
External links
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