Army Creek
River in Maryland, United States
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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]
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Sourcewatershed divide between Army Creek and Christina River
| Army Creek Armstrong Creek Mill Creek[1] | |
|---|---|
Army Creek in 2007 | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | New Castle |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | watershed divide between Army Creek and Christina River |
| • location | near Buena Vista State Conference Center |
| • coordinates | 39°38′04″N 075°38′34″W[2] |
| • elevation | about 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.) |
| Length | 4 miles (6.4 km)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | East-Northeast |
| River system | Delaware River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | several unnamed tributaries |
| • right | several unnamed tributaries |
| Waterbodies | one unnamed impoundment |
| Bridges | US 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]