Simons River | |
Map Size: | 180 |
Map Alt: | Map of Simons River mouth |
Pushpin Map: | Delaware#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 180 |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Simons River mouth with Delaware Bay |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Delaware |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Kent |
Length: | 1.8 miles[1] |
Source1 Coordinates: | 39.2128°N -75.43°W[2] |
Mouth Location: | 4.7 miles northeast of Little Creek, Delaware[3] |
Mouth Coordinates: | 39.2231°N -75.4042°W[4] |
Mouth Elevation: | sea level (0 ft.) |
River System: | Delaware River |
The Simons River is a short river in Delaware in the United States, approximately 3 mi (5 km) long. It drains a wetlands area on the southern shore of Delaware Bay.
It is formed in Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge approximately 5 mi (8 km) northwest of Dover, Delaware, by the confluence of Herring Branch and Green Creek. It flows in a serpentine course to the Delaware. The river is flanked on the north by the mouth of the Leipsic River.