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 | |
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![]() 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 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 |
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
![](../I/m/Course_of_Dragon_Creek_(Delaware_River_tributary).jpg)
Course of Dragon Creek (Delaware River tributary)
![](../I/m/Watershed_of_Dragon_Creek_(Delaware_River_tributary).jpg)
Watershed of Dragon Creek (Delaware River tributary)
References
- "GNIS Detail - Dragon Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- "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.
- "Dragon Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
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