Dragon Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Delaware River |
Image Alt: | Image of Dragon Creek |
Map Size: | 180 |
Map Alt: | Map of Dragon Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map: | Delaware#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 180 |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Dragon Creek mouth |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Delaware |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | New Castle |
Subdivision Type4: | City |
Subdivision Name4: | Delaware City |
Length: | 7.69miles[1] |
Discharge1 Avg: | 15.31cuft/s at mouth with Delaware River[2] |
Source1: | Belltown Run divide |
Source1 Location: | about 0.25 miles west of Kirkwood, Delaware |
Source1 Coordinates: | 39.7456°N -75.7053°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 80feet[4] |
Mouth: | Delaware River |
Mouth Location: | Delaware City, Delaware |
Mouth Coordinates: | 39.5833°N -75.5917°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 0feet |
Progression: | east |
River System: | Delaware River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
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 7.69miles long 2nd order tributary to the Delaware River in New Castle County, Delaware.
Dragon Creek rises on the Belltown Run divide about 0.25 miles west of Kirkwood, Delaware.[4]
Dragon Creek drains of area, receives about 44.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 592.17 and is about 7.9% forested.[2]