Army Creek

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]

Army Creek
Armstrong Creek
Mill Creek[1]
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Physical characteristics
Sourcewatershed divide between Army Creek and Christina River
 • locationnear Buena Vista State Conference Center
 • coordinates39°38′04″N 075°38′34″W[2]
 • elevationabout 60 feet
Mouth 
 • location
1 mile SW of New Castle, Delaware
 • coordinates
39°39′05″N 075°35′14″W[2]
 • elevation
sea level (0 ft.)
Length4 miles (6.4 km)[2]
Basin features
ProgressionEast-Northeast
River systemDelaware River
Tributaries 
 • leftseveral unnamed tributaries
 • rightseveral unnamed tributaries
Waterbodiesone unnamed impoundment
BridgesUS 13
DE 9

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]

See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Army Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  3. "Army Creek | Delaware Watersheds". Delaware Watersheds. Delaware Division of Watershed Stewardship and University of Delaware Water Resources Center. Retrieved 20 May 2019.


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