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.

Red Lion Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
CityDelaware City
Physical characteristics
Sourcewatershed divide between Red Lion Creek, C and D Canal, and Christina River
  locationPorter, Delaware
  coordinates39°35′27″N 075°41′39″W[1]
  elevationabout 80 feet asl
Mouth 
  location
Delaware City, Delaware
  coordinates
39°36′17″N 075°36′50″W[1]
  elevation
sea level (0 ft.)
Length4.5 miles[2]
Basin features
Progressioneast
River systemDelaware River
Tributaries 
  leftseveral un-named tributaries
  rightDoll Run
BridgesPorter 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.[4]

See also

References

  1. "GNIS Detail - Red Lion Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  2. "GNIS Detail - Red Lion Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Red Lion Creek
  4. Federal Writers' Project (1938). The Ocean Highway: New Brunswick, New Jersey to Jacksonville, Florida. Works Progress Administration. p. 15.


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