Dragon Creek (Delaware River tributary)

Dragon Creek is a 7.69 mi (12.38 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Delaware River in New Castle County, Delaware.

Dragon Creek Tributary to Delaware River
Dragon Creek from Clarks Corner Road
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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[1]
• elevation	80 ft (24 m)[2]
Mouth	Delaware River
• location	Delaware City, Delaware
• coordinates	39°35′00″N 075°35′30″W[1]
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length	7.69 mi (12.38 km)[3]
Basin size	12.58 square miles (32.6 km^2)[4]
Discharge
• average	15.31 cu ft/s (0.434 m^3/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

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

• List of rivers of Delaware

Maps

Course of Dragon Creek (Delaware River tributary)

Watershed of Dragon Creek (Delaware River tributary)

References

1. "GNIS Detail - Dragon Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
2. "Dragon Creek Topo Map, New Castle County DE (Delaware City Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
4. "Dragon Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 5 March 2020.