Stoney Creek (Delaware)

Stony Creek
Tributary to Delaware River
Stenkill Falls along Stony Creek
Location of Stony Creek mouth
Location of Stony Creek mouth
Location of Stony Creek Mouth
Location of Stony Creek mouth
Location of Stony Creek mouth
Stoney Creek (Delaware) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Stony Creek in the winter of 2019
Physical characteristics
SourcePerkins Run divide
 • locationWestwood, Delaware
 • coordinates39°48′18″N 075°30′07″W / 39.80500°N 75.50194°W / 39.80500; -75.50194[1]
 • elevation340 ft (100 m)[2]
MouthDelaware River
 • location
Bellevue, Delaware
 • coordinates
39°46′26″N 075°28′48″W / 39.77389°N 75.48000°W / 39.77389; -75.48000[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length4.7 mi (7.6 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 
 • leftFox Run (Delaware) (Flows through Forwood Preserve), Jacksons Creek (Delaware) (Meets Stony Creek in Carcroft Crest Park, Boulder Run (Delaware) flows through Bellevue State Park.
 • rightKallved Creek (Delaware) Name has Swedish origins, “kall” meaning cold and “ved” meaning wood.
WaterbodiesBellevue Lake
WaterfallsStenkill Falls and Tukohtene Falls
BridgesMarsh Road (Delaware Route 3)
Veale Road
Silverside Road
I-95
Carr Road
Philadelphia Pike
US 13
I-495

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

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Stenkil Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Stony 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. ^ a b "Stony Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 27 February 2020.