Red Lion Creek
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 | |
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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[1] |
• elevation | about 80 feet asl |
Mouth | |
• location | Delaware City, Delaware |
• coordinates | 39°36′17″N 075°36′50″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 took its name from a tavern of the same name near its course[5] in Red Lion.
See also
References
- "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.
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