Army Creek

River in Maryland, United States

39°38′04″N 075°38′34″W / 39.63444°N 75.64278°W / 39.63444; -75.64278^[2] • elevationabout 60 feet Mouth

• location

1 mile SW of New Castle, Delaware

• coordinates

39°39′05″N 075°35′14″W / 39.65139°N 75.58722°W / 39.65139; -75.58722^[2]

• elevation

sea level (0 ft.)Length4 miles (6.4 km)^[2]Basin featuresProgressionEast-NortheastRiver systemDelaware RiverTributaries • leftseveral unnamed tributaries • rightseveral unnamed tributariesWaterbodiesone unnamed impoundmentBridgesUS 13
DE 9

Army Creek is a 4-mile (6.4 km) long river in northern Delaware in the United States that drains about 10 square miles (26 km²).^[3] The stream is controlled by a floodgate just downstream of DE 9 that does not allow tidal influence of the stream.^[3]

The source of Army Creek is near the eastern edge of Bear, Delaware in the south and New Castle County Airport in the north. The water then flows ENE to the Delaware River about 1 mile (1.6 km) SW of New Castle, Delaware, at Dobbinsville. Most of the watershed is urban/residential.

The watershed is the scene of two Superfund sites owing to the urban/industrial history.^[3]

References

^ Heck, L.W.; Wraight, A.J.; Orth, D.J.; Carter, J.R.; VanWinkle, L.G.; Hazen, Janet (1966). Delaware Place Names. Washington, DC: US Geological Survey. p. 9.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Army Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Army Creek | Delaware Watersheds". Delaware Watersheds. Delaware Division of Watershed Stewardship and University of Delaware Water Resources Center. Retrieved 20 May 2019.