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| Red Lion Creek | |
|---|---|
   | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | New Castle |
| City | Delaware City |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | watershed divide between Red Lion Creek, C and D Canal, and Christina River |
| • location | Porter, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 39°35′27″N 075°41′39″W / 39.59083°N 75.69417°W [1] |
| • elevation | about 80 feet asl |
| Mouth | |
• location | Delaware City, Delaware |
• coordinates | 39°36′17″N 075°36′50″W / 39.60472°N 75.61389°W [1] |
• elevation | sea level (0 ft.) |
| Length | 4.5 miles [2] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | east |
| River system | Delaware River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | several un-named tributaries |
| • right | Doll Run |
| Bridges | Porter Road railroad crossing DE 71 DE 7 DE 1 DE 9 |
Red Lion Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Delaware. [3] It is a tributary of the Delaware River. [4]
Red Lion Creek took its name from a tavern of the same name near its course [5] in Red Lion.
See also
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Red Lion Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "GNIS Detail - Red Lion Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Red Lion Creek
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1904), A Gazetteer of Delaware (Issue 230 of Geological Survey bulletin), U.S. Government Printing Office
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1938). The Ocean Highway: New Brunswick, New Jersey to Jacksonville, Florida. Works Progress Administration. p. 15.
39°35′59″N 75°40′25″W / 39.599697°N 75.673687°W
| Red Lion Creek | |
|---|---|
| |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | New Castle |
| City | Delaware City |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | watershed divide between Red Lion Creek, C and D Canal, and Christina River |
| • location | Porter, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 39°35′27″N 075°41′39″W / 39.59083°N 75.69417°W [1] |
| • elevation | about 80 feet asl |
| Mouth | |
• location | Delaware City, Delaware |
• coordinates | 39°36′17″N 075°36′50″W / 39.60472°N 75.61389°W [1] |
• elevation | sea level (0 ft.) |
| Length | 4.5 miles [2] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | east |
| River system | Delaware River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | several un-named tributaries |
| • right | Doll Run |
| Bridges | Porter Road railroad crossing DE 71 DE 7 DE 1 DE 9 |
Red Lion Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Delaware. [3] It is a tributary of the Delaware River. [4]
Red Lion Creek took its name from a tavern of the same name near its course [5] in Red Lion.
See also
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Red Lion Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "GNIS Detail - Red Lion Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Red Lion Creek
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1904), A Gazetteer of Delaware (Issue 230 of Geological Survey bulletin), U.S. Government Printing Office
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1938). The Ocean Highway: New Brunswick, New Jersey to Jacksonville, Florida. Works Progress Administration. p. 15.
39°35′59″N 75°40′25″W / 39.599697°N 75.673687°W