Army Creek
| Army Creek Armstrong Creek Mill Creek[1] | |
|---|---|
 Army Creek in 2007 | |
   | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | New Castle |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | watershed divide between Army Creek and Christina River |
| • location | near Buena Vista State Conference Center |
| • coordinates | 39°38′04″N 075°38′34″W / 39.63444°N 75.64278°W[2] |
| • elevation | about 60 feet |
| Mouth | |
• location | 1 mile SW of New Castle, Delaware |
• coordinates | 39°39′05″N 075°35′14″W / 39.65139°N 75.58722°W[2] |
• elevation | sea level (0 ft.) |
| Length | 4 miles (6.4 km)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | East-Northeast |
| River system | Delaware River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | several unnamed tributaries |
| • right | several unnamed tributaries |
| Waterbodies | one unnamed impoundment |
| Bridges | US 13 DE 9 |
Army Creek is a 4-mile (6.4 km) long river in northern Delaware in the United States that drains about 10 square miles (26 km2).[3] The stream is controlled by a floodgate just downstream of DE 9 that does not allow tidal influence of the stream.[3]
The source of Army Creek is near the eastern edge of
New Castle County Airport in the north. The water then flows ENE to the Delaware River about 1 mile (1.6 km) SW of New Castle, Delaware
, at Dobbinsville. Most of the watershed is urban/residential.
The watershed is the scene of two Superfund sites owing to the urban/industrial history.[3]
See also
- List of Delaware rivers
References
- ^ Heck, L.W.; Wraight, A.J.; Orth, D.J.; Carter, J.R.; VanWinkle, L.G.; Hazen, Janet (1966). Delaware Place Names. Washington, DC: US Geological Survey. p. 9.
- ^ a b c "Army Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Army Creek | Delaware Watersheds". Delaware Watersheds. Delaware Division of Watershed Stewardship and University of Delaware Water Resources Center. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
External links
- Delaware Watersheds
- Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Analysis for the Watersheds of Army Creek, Delaware