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Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...
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Major rivers and creeks (27)

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Appoquinimink River The Appoquinimink River is a river flowing to Delaware Bay in northern Delaware in the United States. The river is long and drains an area of on the Atlantic Coastal Plain. The Appoquinimink flows for its entire length in southern New Castle ...
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Blackbird Creek Blackbird Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 river in northern Delaware in the United States. Course Blackbird Creek rises in two branches both ...
* Brandywine Creek * Broad Creek *
Broadkill River The Broadkill River is a river flowing to Delaware Bay in southern Delaware in the United States. It is long and drains an area of on the Atlantic Coastal Plain. The Broadkill flows for its entire length in eastern Sussex County. It issues fro ...
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Choptank River The Choptank River is a major tributary of the Chesapeake Bay and the largest river on the Delmarva Peninsula. Running for ,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 20 ...
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Christina River The Christina River is a tributary of the Delaware River, approximately 35 miles (56 km) long, in northern Delaware in the United States, also flowing through small areas of southeastern Pennsylvania and northeastern Maryland. Near i ...
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Delaware River The Delaware River is a major river in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. From the meeting of its branches in Hancock (village), New York, Hancock, New York, the river flows for along the borders of N ...
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Hershey Run Hershey Run is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed April 1, 2011 stream located in New Castle County, Delaware. It is a tributary of White Clay Creek. It rises on the edge ...
* Indian River *
Leipsic River The Leipsic River is a riverU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 in central Delaware in the United States. It rises in northern Kent County, approximately no ...
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Lingo Creek Lingo Creek is a stream flowing southeast to Indian River Bay Indian River Bay is a body of water in Sussex County, Delaware. It is part of Delaware's inland bay system, along with Little Assawoman Bay and Rehoboth Bay. Fed by the Indian ...
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Little River Little River may refer to several places: Australia Streams New South Wales *Little River (Dubbo), source in the Dubbo region, a tributary of the Macquarie River * Little River (Oberon), source in the Oberon Shire, a tributary of Coxs River (Haw ...
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Marshyhope Creek Marshyhope Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Nanticoke River on the Delmarva Peninsula. It rises in Kent County, Delaware, and r ...
* Mill Creek *
Mispillion River The Mispillion River is a river flowing to Delaware Bay in southern Delaware in the United States. It is approximately 15 miles (24 km) long and drains an area of 76 square miles (197 km2) on the Atlantic Coastal Plain. It rises in no ...
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Murderkill River The Murderkill River is a river flowing to Delaware Bay in central Delaware in the United States. It is approximately long and drains an area of on the Atlantic Coastal Plain. The Murderkill flows for its entire length in southern Kent Count ...
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Naamans Creek Naamans Creek (spelled Naaman Creek on federal maps) is a tributary of the Delaware River in northeast New Castle County, Delaware and southeast Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The stream rises near the intersection of Foulk Road and Naamans Cree ...
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Nanticoke River The Nanticoke River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the Delmarva Peninsula. It rises in southern Kent County, Delaware, flows through Sussex County, Delaware, and forms the boundary between Dorchester County, Maryland and Wicomico County ...
* Pepper Creek *
Pocomoke River The Pocomoke River stretches approximately U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 from southern Delaware through southeastern Maryland in the United States. At it ...
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Red Clay Creek Red Clay Creek is a tributary of White Clay Creek, running through southeastern Pennsylvania and northern Delaware in the United States. As of 2000, portions of the creek are under wildlife habitat protection. Course The East and West branche ...
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St. Jones River The St. Jones River is a river flowing to Delaware Bay in central Delaware in the United States. It is long and drains an area of on the Atlantic Coastal Plain. History The river is believed to have been named either for Robert Jones, an early ...
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Sassafras River The Sassafras River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the Delmarva Peninsula in the United States. It is approximately longU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, ...
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Shellpot Creek Shellpot Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River in northeast New Castle County, Delaware. The stream rises between Grubb Road and Shipley Road, south of Naaman's Road at in Brandywine Hundred and flows southeast for about six miles before di ...
* Simons River *
Smyrna River The Smyrna River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 river in central Delaware in the United States. It rises east of Smyrna, Delaware, at the confluence o ...
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White Clay Creek White Clay Creek is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Christina River in southern Pennsylvania and northern Delaware in the United States. ...


All named streams (437)

* Agricultural Ditch, Sussex County *Ake Ditch, Sussex County *
Alapocas Run Alapocas Run is a long tributary to Brandywine Creek in New Castle County, Delaware. This run drains a large portion of Alapocas Run State Park in the Wilmington, Delaware area. See also *List of Delaware rivers A ''list'' is any set of i ...
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New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
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New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
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Appoquinimink River The Appoquinimink River is a river flowing to Delaware Bay in northern Delaware in the United States. The river is long and drains an area of on the Atlantic Coastal Plain. The Appoquinimink flows for its entire length in southern New Castle ...
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New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
* Army Creek,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
* Arnell Creek, Sussex County * Ash Gut, Kent County * Asketum Branch, Sussex County * Augustine Creek,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Back Creek,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Bacon Island Creek, Sussex County *
Baker Mill Branch Baker Mill Branch is a long 2nd order tributary to Deep Creek in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States. Course Baker Mill Branch is formed at the confluence of Old Ditch and Black Savannah Ditch ...
, Sussex County *Bald Cypress Branch, Sussex County *Bald Eagle Creek, Sussex County * Barlow Branch,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
* Batson Branch, Sussex County *Beachy Neidig Ditch, Kent County * Bearhole Ditch, Sussex County * Beaver Branch,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
* Beaver Creek,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Beaver Dam Branch, Sussex County * Beaver Gut Ditch, Kent County *Beaverdam Creek, Sussex County *Bee Branch, Sussex County * Belltown Run,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
* Bennefield Branch, Kent County *Big Ditch, The,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Big Mill Branch, Sussex County *Black Arm Prong, Kent County *Black Savannah Ditch, Sussex County *Black Stallion Ditch,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Black Swamp Creek, Kent County *
Blackbird Creek Blackbird Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 river in northern Delaware in the United States. Course Blackbird Creek rises in two branches both ...
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New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Blackwater Creek, Sussex County *Blackwater Creek, Sussex County * Blanco Ditch, Kent County * Bogy Run,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
* Booth Branch, Kent County *Bowman Branch, Sussex County * Brandywine Creek,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Brasures Branch, Sussex County *Bridgeville Branch, Sussex County *Bright Haines Glade Branch, Kent County *Brights Branch, Sussex County *Brittingham Branch, Sussex County * Broad Creek, Sussex County *
Broadkill River The Broadkill River is a river flowing to Delaware Bay in southern Delaware in the United States. It is long and drains an area of on the Atlantic Coastal Plain. The Broadkill flows for its entire length in eastern Sussex County. It issues fro ...
, Sussex County * Brockonbridge Gut, Kent County *
Browns Branch Browns Branch is a stream in Franklin County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Dubois Creek. Browns Branch has the name of a pioneer citizen. See also *List of rivers of Missouri List of rivers in Missouri (U.S. state). ...
, Kent County *Bucks Branch, Sussex County *Bullock Prong, Kent County * Bundicks Branch, Sussex County *Buntings Branch, Sussex County * Burrows Run,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Burrsville Branch, Kent County *Burton Prong, Sussex County *Butler Mill Branch, Sussex County *Cahoon Branch, Kent County *Canary Creek, Sussex County *Carney Run,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Cart Branch, Sussex County *Cattail Branch, Kent County *Cedar Creek,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
* Cedar Creek, Sussex County * Chapel Branch, Sussex County *Chapel Branch, Sussex County * Cherry Walk Creek, Sussex County * Chestnut Run,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
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Choptank River The Choptank River is a major tributary of the Chesapeake Bay and the largest river on the Delmarva Peninsula. Running for ,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 20 ...
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Christina River The Christina River is a tributary of the Delaware River, approximately 35 miles (56 km) long, in northern Delaware in the United States, also flowing through small areas of southeastern Pennsylvania and northeastern Maryland. Near i ...
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New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Church Branch, Sussex County *Clarksville Branch, Sussex County * Clear Brook, Sussex County * Cod Creek, Sussex County *Coffee Run,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Cohee Prong, Kent County *Collins Creek, Sussex County *Connelly Mill Branch, Sussex County * Cool Branch, Sussex County *Cooper Branch, Sussex County *Copper Branch, Kent County * Corks Point Ditch,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Cow Bridge Branch, Sussex County *Cow Marsh Creek, Kent County *Cowhouse Branch, Sussex County * Crony Pond Branch, Sussex County *Crooked Creek, Sussex County *Crystal Run,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Culbreth Marsh Ditch, Kent County * Cypress Branch, Kent County *Cypress Branch,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Deep Branch, Sussex County *Deep Branch, Sussex County *Deep Branch, Sussex County * Deep Creek,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
* Deep Creek Sussex County *Deep Hole Branch, Sussex County *
Delaware River The Delaware River is a major river in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. From the meeting of its branches in Hancock (village), New York, Hancock, New York, the river flows for along the borders of N ...
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New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Derrickson Ditch, Sussex County *Devious Branch, Kent County * Dirickson Creek, Sussex County *Ditch Creek, Sussex County *Dogwood Branch,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Doll Run,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
* Dorman Branch, Sussex County *Doty Glade, Sussex County *Double Fork Branch, Sussex County * Double Run, Kent County *
Dragon Creek Dragon Creek is a creek located in the Cariboo region of British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geog ...
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New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
* Drawyer Creek,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
* Drum Creek, Sussex County * Duck Creek, Kent County *Duck Creek, Kent County *Dukes and Jobs Ditch, Sussex County *Dukes Ditch, Sussex County *Dutton Ditch, Sussex County * Dyke Branch, Kent County * East Branch Christina River,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Ebenezer Branch, Sussex County *Eli Walls Ditch, Sussex County *Elliott Pond Branch, Sussex County *Fairfield Run,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Fan Branch, Kent County *Finis Branch, Kent County *Fisher Creek, Sussex County *
Fishing Branch Fishing Branch is a stream in Bates County in the U.S. state of Missouri. Fishing Branch was named for the fact it was a favorite fishing spot. See also *List of rivers of Missouri List of rivers in Missouri ( U.S. state). By drainage basin ...
, Kent County * Fishing Creek,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Fivefoot Prong, Kent County * Fork Branch, Kent County *Fork Number One Pepper Creek, Sussex County *Freidel Prong, Sussex County *Gambles Gut,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Georgetown-Vaughn Ditch, Sussex County *Gilbert Trivitts Ditch, Sussex County *Gill Branch, Sussex County *Gills Branch, Sussex County *Glade Branch, Sussex County *Gordon Branch, Sussex County * Goslee Creek, Sussex County *
Graham Branch Graham Branch (born 12 February 1972) is a former professional footballer. Playing career Branch was born in Liverpool, England. A childhood Liverpool fan, he started his footballing career across the River Mersey with Heswall and then Tranmer ...
, Sussex County *Gravelly Branch, Kent County * Gravelly Branch, Sussex County *Gravelly Ditch, Sussex County *Gravelly Run, Kent County *Grays Branch, Sussex County *Grays Prong, Sussex County *Great Bohemia Creek,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
* Greens Branch, Kent County *Green Briar Branch, Sussex County *Green Creek, Kent County * Green Spring Branch,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Greenlees Ditch, Kent County *Greens Branch, Kent County *Grubby Neck Branch, Sussex County * Guinea Creek, Sussex County * Gully Camp Ditch, Sussex County * Gum Branch, Sussex County *Gum Branch, Sussex County *Gum Branch, Sussex County * Guthrie Branch,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
* Hangmans Run,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Harrington Beaverdam Ditch, Kent County *Hawkey Branch, Kent County *Hawks Inlet (historical), Kent County *Heron Drain, Kent County *Herring Branch, Kent County *Herring Branch,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Herring Branch, Sussex County *Herring Branch, Sussex County * Herring Creek, Sussex County *
Herring Run The Herring Run is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Back River located in Baltimore, Maryland. Geography The watershed has its head ...
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New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Herring Run, Sussex County *Herron Run, Kent County *Hickman Ditch, Kent County *Hill Savannah Ditch, Sussex County *Hitch Pond Branch, Sussex County *Holland Glade, Sussex County *Holly Branch, Sussex County *Hopkins Prong, Kent County *Hopkins Prong, Sussex County *Horse Pen Branch, Sussex County *Horse Pound Swamp Ditch, Sussex County *Horsepen Arm, Kent County *Horsepen Ditch, Kent County * Houston Branch, Sussex County *Houston-Thorogood Ditch, Sussex County * Hudson Branch, Kent County *Hurley Drain, Sussex County *
Hurricane Run Hurricane Run (2002–2016) was a world champion Irish-bred thoroughbred racehorse. He was the second French-trained horse, after his sire Montjeu, to win both the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. He w ...
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New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
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Husbands Run Husbands Run is a long tributary to Brandywine Creek in New Castle County, Delaware north of Wilmington, Delaware. It rises in Woodley Park between the Tavistock Woodbrook, Sharpley and Edenridge neighborhoods. It flows through DuPont Countr ...
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New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
* Hyde Run,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Improvement Branch, Kent County * Indian Branch, Kent County * Indian River, Sussex County *Ingram Branch, Kent County *Ingram Branch, Sussex County *Ingram Branch, Sussex County * Iron Branch, Sussex County *Iron Mine Branch, Sussex County *Iron Mine Prong, Kent County * Isaac Branch, Kent County *Island Creek, Sussex County *Island Pond Marsh Ditch, Kent County *Isaac Branch, Kent County *Jackson Branch, Sussex County *Jackson Prong, Kent County * James Branch, Sussex County *Jamison Branch, Kent County *Jobs Ditch, Sussex County *Johnson Branch, Sussex County *Johnson Branch, Sussex County *Jones Branch, Sussex County *Jones Mill Branch, Sussex County * Jordan Branch, Kent County *Joy Run,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
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Kent-Sussex Line Branch Kent-Sussex Line Branch is a long 2nd order tributary to the Nanticoke River in Sussex County, Delaware. The lower part of this branch flows along the Kent and Sussex County line, hence the name. Variant names According to the Geographic Names ...
, Kent County * Kings Causeway Branch, Kent County *Lamborn Run,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Layton-Vaughn Ditch, Sussex County *Leathermans Run,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Lednum Branch, Kent County * Lee Joseph Creek, Sussex County *
Leipsic River The Leipsic River is a riverU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 in central Delaware in the United States. It rises in northern Kent County, approximately no ...
, Kent County *Lewes Creek, Sussex County *Lewis Prong, Sussex County *
Lingo Creek Lingo Creek is a stream flowing southeast to Indian River Bay Indian River Bay is a body of water in Sussex County, Delaware. It is part of Delaware's inland bay system, along with Little Assawoman Bay and Rehoboth Bay. Fed by the Indian ...
, Sussex County * Little Creek, Sussex County *
Little Mill Creek Little is a synonym for small size and may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Little'' (album), 1990 debut album of Vic Chesnutt * ''Little'' (film), 2019 American comedy film *The Littles, a series of children's novels by American author John P ...
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New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
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Little River Little River may refer to several places: Australia Streams New South Wales *Little River (Dubbo), source in the Dubbo region, a tributary of the Macquarie River * Little River (Oberon), source in the Oberon Shire, a tributary of Coxs River (Haw ...
, Kent County * Long Branch, Sussex County * Long Creek,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Long Drain Ditch, Sussex County *Lost Stream,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
* Love Creek, Sussex County *Luther Marvel Prong, Kent County *Mahon River, Kent County *Maidstone Branch, Kent County *Maple Branch, Sussex County *Maple Marsh and Beaver Dam Branch, Sussex County * Marshyhope Ditch, Kent County *Martin Branch, Sussex County * Massey Branch,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
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Matson Run Matson Run is a long 1st order tributary to Shellpot Creek in New Castle County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States. Variant names According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known hi ...
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New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Mayer Branch, Sussex County *
McColleys Branch McColleys Branch is a long 2nd order tributary to Deep Creek in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States. Variant names According to the Geographic Names Information System The Geographic Names ...
, Sussex County *McCrays Branch, Sussex County *McGee Ditch, Sussex County *
Meadow Branch Meadow Branch is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed August 15, 2011 tributary stream of Sleepy Creek in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle region. It passes through the Slee ...
, Sussex County *Meredith Branch, Kent County * Middle Run,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Mifflin Ditch, Sussex County * Mill Branch, Sussex County * Mill Creek, Kent County *
Mill Creek (White Clay Creek tributary) Mill Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 stream principally located in northern New Castle County, Delaware, a tributary of the White Clay Creek. It ...
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New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
* Mill Creek,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Miller Creek, Sussex County *Mirey Branch, Sussex County *
Mispillion River The Mispillion River is a river flowing to Delaware Bay in southern Delaware in the United States. It is approximately 15 miles (24 km) long and drains an area of 76 square miles (197 km2) on the Atlantic Coastal Plain. It rises in no ...
, Sussex County * Mockingbird Creek, Sussex County *Mockingbird Creek, Sussex County *Morgan Branch, Kent County *Morgan Branch, Sussex County * Morris Branch,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Morris Branch, Sussex County *Muddy Bottom Ditch, Kent County *Muddy Branch, Kent County * Muddy Run,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Mullet Run, Kent County *Munchy Branch, Sussex County *
Murderkill River The Murderkill River is a river flowing to Delaware Bay in central Delaware in the United States. It is approximately long and drains an area of on the Atlantic Coastal Plain. The Murderkill flows for its entire length in southern Kent Count ...
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Naamans Creek Naamans Creek (spelled Naaman Creek on federal maps) is a tributary of the Delaware River in northeast New Castle County, Delaware and southeast Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The stream rises near the intersection of Foulk Road and Naamans Cree ...
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New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Narrow Ditch, Sussex County *New Ditch, Sussex County * Newell Branch, Kent County *Nonesuch Creek,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*North Fork Green Run, Sussex County *North Prong, Sussex County *Number One Prong, Sussex County *Number Two Prong, Kent County *
Old Baptist Church Branch Old Baptist Church Branch is a long 1st order tributary to Fishing Branch in Kent County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States. Course Old Baptist Church Branch rises on the Murderkill River divide about 0.25 mi ...
, Kent County *Old Forge Branch, Sussex County *Old Mill Creek, Sussex County *Old Slaughter Creek, Sussex County * Owens Branch, Sussex County *Owens Branch, Sussex County *Parker and Sampson Ditch, Sussex County * Parker Branch, Sussex County *Parnell Branch, Kent County * Paw Paw Branch,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Pemberton Branch, Sussex County *Penrose Branch, Kent County *Pepper Branch, Sussex County * Pepper Creek, Sussex County *
Perch Creek Perch is a common name for fish of the genus ''Perca'', freshwater gamefish belonging to the family Percidae. The perch, of which three species occur in different geographical areas, lend their name to a large order of vertebrates: the Percif ...
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New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
* Perkins Run,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
* Persimmon Run,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Peterkins Branch, Sussex County *Phillips Branch, Sussex County *Phillips Ditch, Sussex County *Pigeon Run,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
* Pike Creek,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Piney Branch, Sussex County * Pinks Branch, Kent County *Pipe Elm Branch, Kent County * Plum Creek, Sussex County *Point Branch, Kent County *Polk Branch, Sussex County *Polly Branch, Sussex County *Pot Hook Creek, Sussex County *Powell Ditch, Kent County * Pratt Branch, Kent County *Presbyterian Branch, Sussex County *Price Prong, Kent County * Primehook Creek, Sussex County * Prong Number One,
Sussex County, Delaware Sussex County is located in the southern part of the U.S. state of Delaware, on the Delmarva Peninsula. As of the 2020 census, the population was 237,378. The county seat is Georgetown. The first European settlement in the state of Delaware w ...
*Prong Number Two, Kent County *Prospect Branch, Kent County * Providence Creek, Kent County * Puncheon Run, Kent County *Quarter Branch, Kent County *Raccoon Ditch, Sussex County *Raccoon Prong, Sussex County * Ramsey Run,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
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Red Clay Creek Red Clay Creek is a tributary of White Clay Creek, running through southeastern Pennsylvania and northern Delaware in the United States. As of 2000, portions of the creek are under wildlife habitat protection. Course The East and West branche ...
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New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
* Red House Branch, Kent County *
Red Lion Creek Red Lion Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is a tributary of the Delaware River. Red Lion Creek took its name from a tavern of the same name near its course in Red Lion. See also *List of rivers of Delaware List of rivers i ...
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New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
* Rocky Run,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Rogers Branch, Sussex County *Ross Prong, Kent County *Rossakatum Branch, Sussex County *Round Pole Branch, Sussex County * Roy Creek, Sussex County *
Rum Bridge Branch Rum Bridge Branch is a long 2nd order tributary to Deep Creek in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States. Course Rum Bridge Branch rises on the Raccoon Branch divide at McDonalds Crossroads, Delawar ...
, Sussex County *Saint Georges Creek,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
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St. Jones River The St. Jones River is a river flowing to Delaware Bay in central Delaware in the United States. It is long and drains an area of on the Atlantic Coastal Plain. History The river is believed to have been named either for Robert Jones, an early ...
, Kent County * Sandom Branch,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Sandtown Branch, Kent County *Sandy Branch,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Sandy Branch, Sussex County *Sangston Prong, Kent County *Sarah Run, Sussex County *Saulsbury Creek, Kent County *Saunders Branch, Sussex County *Savannah Ditch, Sussex County * Sawmill Branch,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Scott Run,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
* Sewell Branch, Kent County *Sheep Pen Ditch, Sussex County *
Shellpot Creek Shellpot Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River in northeast New Castle County, Delaware. The stream rises between Grubb Road and Shipley Road, south of Naaman's Road at in Brandywine Hundred and flows southeast for about six miles before di ...
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New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Shields Prong, Kent County *Shoals Branch, Sussex County *Short and Hall Ditch, Sussex County *
Shorts Ditch Shorts Ditch is a long 1st order tributary to Deep Creek in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States. Course Shorts Ditch rises on the Gravelly Branch divide 2.5 miles southeast of Coverdale Cross ...
, Sussex County * Silver Run,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Simons River, Kent County *Simpler Branch, Sussex County * Slaughter Creek, Sussex County * Smith-Short and Willin Ditch, Sussex County *
Smyrna River The Smyrna River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 river in central Delaware in the United States. It rises east of Smyrna, Delaware, at the confluence o ...
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New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Snows Branch, Kent County *Sockorockets Ditch, Sussex County *South Branch Naamans Creek,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
* Sowbridge Branch, Sussex County * Spring Branch, Kent County *
Spring Creek A spring creek is a type of free flowing river whose name derives from its origin: an underground spring or set of springs which produces sufficient water to consistently feed a unique river. The water flowing in a spring creek may additionally be ...
, Kent County * Spruances Branch, Kent County * Stallion Head Branch, Sussex County *Stockley Branch, Sussex County *Stockley Creek, Sussex County * Stoney Branch, Sussex County * Stenkil Creek,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Stump Creek, Sussex County *Sunset Branch, Sussex County * Swan Creek, Kent County * Swan Creek, Sussex County *Tantrough Branch, Sussex County * Tanyard Branch, Sussex County *Tappahanna Ditch, Kent County *
Taylor Branch Taylor Branch (born January 14, 1947) is an American author and historian who wrote a Pulitzer Prize winning trilogy chronicling the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and much of the history of the American civil rights movement. The final volume o ...
, Kent County *Terrapin Pond, Sussex County *Thompson Branch, Sussex County *Thorndyk Branch, Kent County * Tidbury Creek, Kent County *Tidy Island Creek, Kent County *Tom Creek,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Tomahawk Branch, Kent County *
Toms Dam Branch Toms Dam Branch is a long 2nd tributary to Gum Branch in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States. Variant names According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historical ...
, Sussex County * Tubbs Branch, Sussex County *Trunk Ditch, Kent County * Tubmill Branch, Kent County * Turkey Branch, Sussex County *Turkey Branch, Sussex County * Turkey Run,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Turtle Branch, Sussex County * Tussocky Branch, Sussex County * Tussocky Branch, Sussex County *Twiford Meadow Ditch, Sussex County * Tyndall Branch, Sussex County *Unity Branch, Sussex County *Vena Gains Branch, Sussex County *Vines Creek, Sussex County *Wall Branch, Sussex County * Ward Branch, Kent County *Wards Branch, Sussex County * Warwick Gut, Sussex County *Webber Branch, Kent County *Welsh Branch, Sussex County *
West Branch Christina River West Branch Christina River is a second-order tributary to the Christina River in New Castle County, Delaware in the United States. Variant name According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as Persimm ...
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New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
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West Branch Gum Branch West Branch Gum Branch is a long 2nd tributary to Gum Branch in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States. Variant names According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known his ...
, Sussex County *West Branch Naamans Creek,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
* Whartons Branch, Sussex County * Wheeling Branch, Sussex County *
White Clay Creek White Clay Creek is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Christina River in southern Pennsylvania and northern Delaware in the United States. ...
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New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*White Creek, Sussex County *White Marsh Branch, Kent County * White Marsh Branch, Sussex County *White Oak Creek, Sussex County *White Oak Swamp Ditch, Sussex County *Wildcat Branch, Kent County *Wiley Branch Ditch, Sussex County *William H Newton Ditch, Sussex County *Williams Creek, Sussex County * Willis Branch, Kent County *Willow Grove Prong, Kent County *
Willow Run Willow Run, also known as Air Force Plant 31, was a manufacturing complex in Michigan, United States, located between Ypsilanti Township and Belleville, built by the Ford Motor Company to manufacture aircraft, especially the B-24 Liberator heav ...
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New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
* Wilson Creek, Sussex County * Wilson Run,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Wisacco Cipus (historical),
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
*Wolfe Glade, Sussex County *Wood Duck Run,
New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
* Wright Creek, Sussex County


Rivers and streams by watershed


Delaware River The Delaware River is a major river in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. From the meeting of its branches in Hancock (village), New York, Hancock, New York, the river flows for along the borders of N ...
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Delaware Bay Delaware Bay is the estuary outlet of the Delaware River on the northeast seaboard of the United States. It is approximately in area, the bay's freshwater mixes for many miles with the saltwater of the Atlantic Ocean. The bay is bordered inlan ...

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Naamans Creek Naamans Creek (spelled Naaman Creek on federal maps) is a tributary of the Delaware River in northeast New Castle County, Delaware and southeast Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The stream rises near the intersection of Foulk Road and Naamans Cree ...
**South Branch Naamans Creek * Perkins Run * Stenkil Creek **
Fox Kill Foxes are small to medium-sized, omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. They have a flattened skull, upright, triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail (or ''brush''). Twelv ...
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Shellpot Creek Shellpot Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River in northeast New Castle County, Delaware. The stream rises between Grubb Road and Shipley Road, south of Naaman's Road at in Brandywine Hundred and flows southeast for about six miles before di ...
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Matson Run Matson Run is a long 1st order tributary to Shellpot Creek in New Castle County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States. Variant names According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known hi ...
** Turkey Run *
Christina River The Christina River is a tributary of the Delaware River, approximately 35 miles (56 km) long, in northern Delaware in the United States, also flowing through small areas of southeastern Pennsylvania and northeastern Maryland. Near i ...
** Brandywine Creek ***
Alapocas Run Alapocas Run is a long tributary to Brandywine Creek in New Castle County, Delaware. This run drains a large portion of Alapocas Run State Park in the Wilmington, Delaware area. See also *List of Delaware rivers A ''list'' is any set of i ...
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Husbands Run Husbands Run is a long tributary to Brandywine Creek in New Castle County, Delaware north of Wilmington, Delaware. It rises in Woodley Park between the Tavistock Woodbrook, Sharpley and Edenridge neighborhoods. It flows through DuPont Countr ...
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Willow Run Willow Run, also known as Air Force Plant 31, was a manufacturing complex in Michigan, United States, located between Ypsilanti Township and Belleville, built by the Ford Motor Company to manufacture aircraft, especially the B-24 Liberator heav ...
*** Wilson Run *** Rocky Run ****
Hurricane Run Hurricane Run (2002–2016) was a world champion Irish-bred thoroughbred racehorse. He was the second French-trained horse, after his sire Montjeu, to win both the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. He w ...
***Carney Run *** Ramsey Run *** Beaver Creek **
Little Mill Creek Little is a synonym for small size and may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Little'' (album), 1990 debut album of Vic Chesnutt * ''Little'' (film), 2019 American comedy film *The Littles, a series of children's novels by American author John P ...
*** Chestnut Run ***Willow Run **Nonesuch Creek **
White Clay Creek White Clay Creek is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Christina River in southern Pennsylvania and northern Delaware in the United States. ...
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Hershey Run Hershey Run is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed April 1, 2011 stream located in New Castle County, Delaware. It is a tributary of White Clay Creek. It rises on the edge ...
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Red Clay Creek Red Clay Creek is a tributary of White Clay Creek, running through southeastern Pennsylvania and northern Delaware in the United States. As of 2000, portions of the creek are under wildlife habitat protection. Course The East and West branche ...
**** Hyde Run *****Coffee Run **** Burrows Run *** Mill Creek *** Pike Creek *** Middle Run *** Bogy Run **Leathermans Run ** Belltown Run *** Muddy Run **
West Branch Christina River West Branch Christina River is a second-order tributary to the Christina River in New Castle County, Delaware in the United States. Variant name According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as Persimm ...
*** Persimmon Run ** East Branch Christina River * Army Creek *Gambles Gut *Tom Creek *
Red Lion Creek Red Lion Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is a tributary of the Delaware River. Red Lion Creek took its name from a tavern of the same name near its course in Red Lion. See also *List of rivers of Delaware List of rivers i ...
**Doll Run *Cedar Creek *
Dragon Creek Dragon Creek is a creek located in the Cariboo region of British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geog ...
*Saint Georges Creek **Scott Run **Joy Run **Crystal Run **Guthrie Branch * Augustine Creek * Silver Run *
Appoquinimink River The Appoquinimink River is a river flowing to Delaware Bay in northern Delaware in the United States. The river is long and drains an area of on the Atlantic Coastal Plain. The Appoquinimink flows for its entire length in southern New Castle ...
*Skunk Hill Ditch **The Big Ditch ** Hangmans Run ** Drawyer Creek ** Deep Creek *
Blackbird Creek Blackbird Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 river in northern Delaware in the United States. Course Blackbird Creek rises in two branches both ...
** Mill Creek ** Fishing Creek **Beaver Branch ** Barlow Branch ** Sandom Branch *Angle Rod Creek *
Smyrna River The Smyrna River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 river in central Delaware in the United States. It rises east of Smyrna, Delaware, at the confluence o ...
** Sawmill Branch ** Corks Point Ditch *** Morris Branch ** Mill Creek ** Green Spring Branch *** Massey Branch ** Duck Creek *** Greens Branch *** Providence Creek **** Paw Paw Branch *Taylors Gut * Duck Creek **Quarter Gut ***Hawkey Branch *
Leipsic River The Leipsic River is a riverU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 in central Delaware in the United States. It rises in northern Kent County, approximately no ...
**Raymond Gut ** Dyke Branch ** Bennefield Branch ** Spruances Branch **Snows Branch ** Alston Branch ** Willis Branch **
Taylor Branch Taylor Branch (born January 14, 1947) is an American author and historian who wrote a Pulitzer Prize winning trilogy chronicling the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and much of the history of the American civil rights movement. The final volume o ...
** Pinks Branch * Simons River **
Herring Branch Herring are forage fish, mostly belonging to the family of Clupeidae. Herring often move in large schools around fishing banks and near the coast, found particularly in shallow, temperate waters of the North Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans, i ...
** Green Creek ***
Muddy Branch Muddy Branch is a tributary stream of the Potomac River in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, located about northwest of Washington, D.C. Course The headwaters of the stream originate in Gaithersburg, and the stream flows southwest f ...
* Mahon River **Old Womans Gut *
Little River Little River may refer to several places: Australia Streams New South Wales *Little River (Dubbo), source in the Dubbo region, a tributary of the Macquarie River * Little River (Oberon), source in the Oberon Shire, a tributary of Coxs River (Haw ...
*Lewis Ditch *Sand Ditch *
St. Jones River The St. Jones River is a river flowing to Delaware Bay in central Delaware in the United States. It is long and drains an area of on the Atlantic Coastal Plain. History The river is believed to have been named either for Robert Jones, an early ...
**Trunk Ditch ** Beaver Gut Ditch ** Cypress Branch ** Tidbury Creek *** Newell Branch *** Red House Branch ** Isaac Branch *** Almshouse Branch *** Allabands Mill Stream ** Puncheon Run ** Fork Branch *
Murderkill River The Murderkill River is a river flowing to Delaware Bay in central Delaware in the United States. It is approximately long and drains an area of on the Atlantic Coastal Plain. The Murderkill flows for its entire length in southern Kent Count ...
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Spring Creek A spring creek is a type of free flowing river whose name derives from its origin: an underground spring or set of springs which produces sufficient water to consistently feed a unique river. The water flowing in a spring creek may additionally be ...
*** Double Run *** Hudson Branch *** Pratt Branch ** Ash Gut **
Browns Branch Browns Branch is a stream in Franklin County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Dubois Creek. Browns Branch has the name of a pioneer citizen. See also *List of rivers of Missouri List of rivers in Missouri (U.S. state). ...
*** Ward Branch *** Indian Branch ** Spring Branch **Black Swamp Creek **Beaverdam Branch **Fan Branch * Brockonbridge Gut *
Mispillion River The Mispillion River is a river flowing to Delaware Bay in southern Delaware in the United States. It is approximately 15 miles (24 km) long and drains an area of 76 square miles (197 km2) on the Atlantic Coastal Plain. It rises in no ...
** Kings Causeway Branch **
Fishing Branch Fishing Branch is a stream in Bates County in the U.S. state of Missouri. Fishing Branch was named for the fact it was a favorite fishing spot. See also *List of rivers of Missouri List of rivers in Missouri ( U.S. state). By drainage basin ...
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Old Baptist Church Branch Old Baptist Church Branch is a long 1st order tributary to Fishing Branch in Kent County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States. Course Old Baptist Church Branch rises on the Murderkill River divide about 0.25 mi ...
** Swan Creek *** Tubmill Branch **Deep Branch **Mullet Run **Bowman Branch **Lednum Branch **Johnson Branch **Tantrough Branch **Beaverdam Branch * Cedar Creek ** Slaughter Creek **Beaverdam Branch **Church Branch *
Broadkill River The Broadkill River is a river flowing to Delaware Bay in southern Delaware in the United States. It is long and drains an area of on the Atlantic Coastal Plain. The Broadkill flows for its entire length in eastern Sussex County. It issues fro ...
**Canary Creek **Broadkill Sound *** Primehook Creek ****North Prong **** Sowbridge Branch *****Ingram Branch **Old Mill Creek ***Fisher Creek ***Black Hog Gut ***Martin Branch **Crooked Creek **Doty Glade **Beaverdam Creek **Round Pole Branch **Ingram Branch ***Dutton Ditch ***Savannah Ditch **Pemberton Branch ***Brittingham Branch


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Rehoboth Bay Rehoboth Bay is a body of water in Sussex County, Delaware. It is connected to the Broadkill River by the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal. It is part of Delaware's inland bay system, along with Little Assawoman Bay and Indian River Bay. Of Delaware's ...
*Stockley Creek *Bald Eagle Creek *White Oak Creek **Johnson Branch * Love Creek ** Arnell Creek ** Cherry Walk Creek ** Dorman Branch **Stillman Glade **Hetty Fisher Glade ** Goslee Creek ** Bundicks Branch * Herring Creek ** Wilson Creek ** Guinea Creek **Hopkins Prong ***Phillips Branch ***Unity Branch **Burton Prong ***Sarah Run ***Chapel Branch ****Wall Branch * Lee Joseph Creek *Bacon Island Creek ;
Indian River Bay Indian River Bay is a body of water in Sussex County, Delaware. It is part of Delaware's inland bay system, along with Little Assawoman Bay and Rehoboth Bay. Fed by the Indian River at its western end, the bay is connected to the Atlantic Ocean ...
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Lingo Creek Lingo Creek is a stream flowing southeast to Indian River Bay Indian River Bay is a body of water in Sussex County, Delaware. It is part of Delaware's inland bay system, along with Little Assawoman Bay and Rehoboth Bay. Fed by the Indian ...
* Indian River **Emily Gut ** Blackwater Creek ** Pepper Creek *** Vines Creek ** Island Creek ** Warwick Gut ** Swan Creek ** Whartons Branch *** Iron Branch ****Houston-Thorogood Ditch ****Wiley Branch **Shoals Branch ***Long Drain Ditch **Cow Bridge Branch ***Stockley Branch ****Alms House Ditch ****Horse Pound Swamp Ditch ***Gills Branch ****Eli Walls Ditch *****McGee Ditch ***Deep Branch ****Peterkins Branch ****White Oak Swamp Ditch ****Simpler Branch *****Welsh Branch ******Sockorockets Ditch **Sheep Pen Ditch ***Mirey Branch ****Narrow Ditch **Pepper Creek ***Blackwater Creek ****Clarksville Branch ***Stump Creek ***Vines Creek ****Herring Branch ****Deep Hole Branch ****McCrays Branch ***Fork No. 1 *Collins Creek * White Creek **Spring Gut *Sloughs Gut ;
Little Assawoman Bay Little Assawoman Bay is a body of water in Sussex County, Delaware, Sussex County, Delaware. It is connected from Assawoman Bay to the south by a narrow canal known locally as "The Ditch," and is connected to Indian River Bay to the north by the As ...
*Jefferson Creek *Miller Creek **Beaver Dam Ditch * Dirickson Creek **Williams Creek ** Agricultural Ditch ** Batson Branch ** Bearhole Ditch ;
Assawoman Bay Assawoman Bay (), once called Assawoman Sound, is a lagoon that is located between Ocean City, Maryland and mainland Delmarva. The bay is located on the northern end of the city, the bay on the southern end is called the Isle of Wight Bay. Another ...
* Roy Creek ** Drum Creek


Chesapeake Bay The Chesapeake Bay ( ) is the largest estuary in the United States. The Bay is located in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region and is primarily separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the Delmarva Peninsula (including the parts: the ...

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Perch Creek Perch is a common name for fish of the genus ''Perca'', freshwater gamefish belonging to the family Percidae. The perch, of which three species occur in different geographical areas, lend their name to a large order of vertebrates: the Percif ...
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Bohemia River The Bohemia River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Elk River on the Delmarva Peninsula. It is located in Cecil County, Maryland, with ...
(MD)'' ***Great Bohemia Creek ****Sandy Branch **Back Creek *** Long Creek ***Guthrie Run **Perch Creek *
Sassafras River The Sassafras River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the Delmarva Peninsula in the United States. It is approximately longU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, ...
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Chester River The Chester River is a major tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the Delmarva Peninsula. It is about long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed April 1, 2011 and its watershe ...
(MD)'' **Cypress Branch ***Dogwood Branch ***Black Stallion Ditch **Andover Branch *** Sewell Branch **** Blanco Ditch **** Jordan Branch ***Gravelly Run ****Jamison Branch ****Muddy Bottom Ditch *
Choptank River The Choptank River is a major tributary of the Chesapeake Bay and the largest river on the Delmarva Peninsula. Running for ,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 20 ...
**''Chapel Branch (MD)'' ***Garey Mill Pond Branch ****Hopkins Prong ****Bullock Prong ****Price Prong **Spring Branch **Gravelly Branch ***Herron Run ***Shields Prong ***White Marsh Branch ****Greenlees Ditch ***Sangston Prong **Sandtown Branch **Cow Marsh Creek ***Meredith Branch ****Wildcat Branch ****Horsepen Ditch ***Jackson Prong ***Cohee Prong ***Iron Mine Prong ***Fivefoot Prong ***Willow Grove Prong ***Cow Marsh Ditch ****Herron Drain **Culbreth Marsh Ditch ***Luther Marvel Prong ***Beachy Neidig Ditch ***Ross Prong ***Powell Ditch ***Ditch Road Ditch **Tidy Island Creek ***Tappahanna Ditch ***Harrington Beaverdam Ditch *
Nanticoke River The Nanticoke River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the Delmarva Peninsula. It rises in southern Kent County, Delaware, flows through Sussex County, Delaware, and forms the boundary between Dorchester County, Maryland and Wicomico County ...
**''Barren Creek (MD)'' *** Mockingbird Creek **
Marshyhope Creek Marshyhope Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Nanticoke River on the Delmarva Peninsula. It rises in Kent County, Delaware, and r ...
*** Tanyard Branch *** Houston Branch ****Brights Branch ***Jones Branch ***Jones Mill Branch ***Iron Mine Branch ***Stafford Ditch ***Double Fork Branch ****Parker and Sampson Ditch ***Short and Hall Ditch ***Quarter Branch ***Saulsbury Creek ****Cattail Branch ***Green Branch ***Tomahawk Branch ***Prospect Branch ****Point Branch ****Bright Haines Glade Branch *****Prong No. 2 ***Beaverdam Branch ***Horsepen Arm ***Marshyhope Ditch ***Black Arm Prong ** Plum Creek ** Wright Creek ** Cod Creek ***Owens Branch ** Broad Creek *** Tussocky Branch **** Turkey Branch **** Mill Branch **** Wheeling Branch *** Little Creek ****
Meadow Branch Meadow Branch is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed August 15, 2011 tributary stream of Sleepy Creek in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle region. It passes through the Slee ...
****Holly Branch *****Vena Gains Branch ***Cooper Branch ****Rossakatum Branch *** James Branch ****Old Forge Branch ****Gordon Branch ****Hitch Pond Branch *****Pepper Branch ******Grays Branch *****Thompson Branch ******Raccoon Prong ******Terrapin Pond *******Saunders Branch ****Wards Branch ****Morris Branch ****Figgs Ditch ***Elliott Pond Branch ****Beaverdam Branch ****Miry Branch ****Dukes and Jobs Ditch ****Tyndall and James Ditch **Turtle Branch **Gum Branch **Lewes Creek ***Butler Mill Branch ****Horse Pen Branch ****Green Briar Branch *** Chapel Branch **Morgan Branch ** Clear Brook ***Herring Run ***William Newton Ditch ***Bucks Branch ****Gilbert Truitts Ditch ****Friedel Prong ***Swain and Truitt Ditch ** Deep Creek *** Tubbs Branch **** Cool Branch ****
Graham Branch Graham Branch (born 12 February 1972) is a former professional footballer. Playing career Branch was born in Liverpool, England. A childhood Liverpool fan, he started his footballing career across the River Mersey with Heswall and then Tranmer ...
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Baker Mill Branch Baker Mill Branch is a long 2nd order tributary to Deep Creek in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States. Course Baker Mill Branch is formed at the confluence of Old Ditch and Black Savannah Ditch ...
****Old Ditch ****Black Savannah Ditch ***Deep Gully Ditch *** Tyndall Branch **** Stoney Branch **** Asketum Branch ***
Shorts Ditch Shorts Ditch is a long 1st order tributary to Deep Creek in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States. Course Shorts Ditch rises on the Gravelly Branch divide 2.5 miles southeast of Coverdale Cross ...
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Rum Bridge Branch Rum Bridge Branch is a long 2nd order tributary to Deep Creek in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States. Course Rum Bridge Branch rises on the Raccoon Branch divide at McDonalds Crossroads, Delawar ...
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McColleys Branch McColleys Branch is a long 2nd order tributary to Deep Creek in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States. Variant names According to the Geographic Names Information System The Geographic Names ...
****Layton-Vaughn Ditch ****Raccoon Ditch ***Mifflin Ditch ****Georgetown-Vaughn Ditch **Hurley Drain ** Gravelly Branch *** Tussocky Branch *** Smith-Short and Willin Ditch *** Prong Number One ****Maple Branch ****Maple Marsh and Beaver Dam Branch ***Gravelly Ditch **Ake Ditch **Turkey Branch ** Gum Branch *** Gully Camp Ditch ***
Toms Dam Branch Toms Dam Branch is a long 2nd tributary to Gum Branch in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States. Variant names According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historical ...
**** Long Branch **** Crony Pond Branch ***
West Branch Gum Branch West Branch Gum Branch is a long 2nd tributary to Gum Branch in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States. Variant names According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known his ...
**** Owens Branch *** Parkers Branch *** Stallion Head Branch **Bridgeville Branch **Polk Branch ***Grubby Neck Branch ****Bee Branch **Cart Branch ** White Marsh Branch *** Booth Branch **
Kent-Sussex Line Branch Kent-Sussex Line Branch is a long 2nd order tributary to the Nanticoke River in Sussex County, Delaware. The lower part of this branch flows along the Kent and Sussex County line, hence the name. Variant names According to the Geographic Names ...
*''Wicomico River (MD)'' **''North Prong Wicomico River (MD)'' ***''Leonard Pond Run (MD)'' ****Connelly Mill Branch ****''North Prong Leonard Pond Run (MD)'' *****Jackson Branch *****Mayer Branch *
Pocomoke River The Pocomoke River stretches approximately U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 from southern Delaware through southeastern Maryland in the United States. At it ...
**''Green Run (MD)'' ***North Fork Green Run **Grays Prong **Gum Branch **Bald Cypress Branch **Lewis Prong **Grays Prong **Tenfoot Ditch ***Cypress Farms Ditch **Cowhouse Branch


See also

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List of rivers in the United States The following list is a list of rivers of the United States. Alphabetical listing ''Listings of the rivers in the United States by letter of the alphabet:'' List of rivers in the United States: A, A - List of rivers in the United States: B, B ...


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Rivers A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...