St. Jones River

St. Jones River
Tributary to Delaware Bay
The St. Jones River in Dover in 2006
St. Jones River is located in Delaware
St. Jones River
Location of the mouth of the St. Jones River
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
CityDover
Physical characteristics
SourceSilver Lake
 • locationDover
 • coordinates39°10′06″N 75°31′18″W / 39.16833°N 75.52167°W / 39.16833; -75.52167[1]
 • elevation13 ft (4.0 m)[1]
MouthDelaware Bay
 • location
Bowers
 • coordinates
39°03′57″N 75°24′03″W / 39.06583°N 75.40083°W / 39.06583; -75.40083[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[1]
Length13 mi (21 km)[2]
Basin size36 sq mi (93 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationBowers Beach, Delaware
 • average107.65 cu ft/s (3.048 m3/s) at mouth with Delaware Bay[4]
Basin features
ProgressionDelaware BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemDelaware Bay
Tributaries 
 • leftFork Branch
 • rightPuncheon Run
Isaac Branch
Tidbury Creek
Cypress Branch
Beaver Gut Ditch
Trunk Ditch
WaterbodiesSilver Lake
BridgesE Division Street, E Lookerman Street, Martin Luther King, jr. Blvd., US 13, Puncheon Run Connector, E Lebanon Road, DE 1

The St. Jones River is a river flowing to Delaware Bay in central Delaware in the United States. It is 12.8 miles (20.6 km) long[2] and drains an area of 36 square miles (93 km2) on the Atlantic Coastal Plain.

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint Jones River
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 1, 2011
  3. ^ United States Environmental Protection Agency (2006-12-14). "Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for Bacteria and Nutrient Impairments on the St. Jones River Watershed, Delaware". Retrieved 2007-01-30.
  4. ^ "St. Jones River Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 19 October 2019.