Ridley Creek

Ridley Creek
Ridley Creek flowing through Ridley Creek State Park
Ridley Creek is located in Pennsylvania
Ridley Creek
Location of the Mouth of Ridley Creek in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountiesChester, Delaware
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationFrazer, Chester County
 • coordinates40°01′03″N 75°32′22″W / 40.01750°N 75.53944°W / 40.01750; -75.53944[1]
 • elevation2,180 ft (660 m)[2]
MouthDelaware River
 • location
Eddystone Borough, Delaware County
 • coordinates
39°50′59″N 75°20′38″W / 39.84972°N 75.34389°W / 39.84972; -75.34389[1]
Length23.4 mi (37.7 km)[2]
Basin size37.9 sq mi (98 km2)[3]

Ridley Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River in Chester and Delaware counties, Pennsylvania in the United States.[4]

The entire drainage basin is in the suburban Philadelphia area, but the upper creek and extensive park lands on the creek retain a rural character, while the mouth of the creek has long been heavily industrialized. Its watershed is considered to have the highest quality water in Delaware County.[5] The creek was named for the parish of Ridley, Cheshire, England.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Elevations and Distances in the United States". U.S. Geological Survey. April 29, 2005. Archived from the original on 2008-06-01. Retrieved 2006-11-07.
  2. ^ a b Shaw 1984, p. 82
  3. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (2001). "Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-25. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
  4. ^ Gertler, Edward. Keystone Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN 0-9749692-0-6
  5. ^ "Ridley Creek". Delaware County Conservation District. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  6. ^ "Feature Detail Report for: Ridley Creek". Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Retrieved October 12, 2009.