Stoney Creek (Delaware River tributary in Delaware)

Stenkil Creek is a 2.76 mi (4.44 km) long second order tributary to the Delaware River in New Castle County, Delaware.

Stenkil Creek
Tributary to Delaware River
Eagle Falls - Waterfall in Northern Delaware along Stenkil Creek
Location of Stenkil Creek Mouth
Stoney Creek (Delaware River tributary in Delaware) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Physical characteristics
SourcePerkins Run divide
 • locationWestwood, Delaware
 • coordinates39°48′18″N 075°30′07″W[1]
 • elevation340 ft (100 m)[2]
MouthDelaware River
 • location
Bellevue, Delaware
 • coordinates
39°46′26″N 075°28′48″W[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length4.6 mi (7.4 km)[3]
Basin size2.36 square miles (6.1 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • average3.37 cu ft/s (0.095 m3/s) at mouth with Stenkil Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressionsoutheast
River systemDelaware River
Tributaries 
 • leftBoulder Run
 • rightJacksons Creek
WaterbodiesBellevue Lake
WaterfallsEagle Falls and Fox Falls
BridgesMarsh Road
Veale Road
Silverside Road
I-95
Carr Road
Philadelphia Pike
US 13
I-495


Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Fransens Creek
  • Oele Fransens Creek
  • Quarry Creek
  • Quarryville Creek
  • Stenkil
  • Stony Creek

Course

Stoney Creek rises on the Perkins Run divide Westwood, Delaware in New Castle County, Delaware. Stoney Creek then flows southeast to meet the Delaware River at Bellevue, Delaware.[2]

Watershed

Stenkil Creek drains 2.36 square miles (6.1 km2) of area, receives about 46.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 475.50 and is about 17.6% forested.[4]

  • Fox Falls is a ten-foot waterfall located in Bellevue State Park.
  • Stenkil Creek near Allen Tract Park in February.

See also

References
  1. "GNIS Detail - Stenkil Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  2. "Stenkil Creek Topo Map, New Castle County DE (Marcus Hook Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  4. "Stenkil Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 27 February 2020.


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