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Delaware Segments

Chuck Barscz
National Park Service
Rivers, Trails & Conservation Assistance
200 Chestnut Street, Rm. 260
Philadelphia, PA 19106
(215) 597-6482

Photo of two people in a canoe on a river

River
County
Reach
Length (miles)
Year Listed/ Updated
Potential Classification
Description
ORVs
Other States
Appoquinimink River New Castle Mouth to headwaters. 15 1982   See Delaware River comments.

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Augustine Creek New Castle Confluence with the Delaware River to headwaters. 4 1982   See Delaware River comments.

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Baker Mill Branch Sussex Concord Pond to Black Savannah Ditch. 2 1982   See Nanticoke River comments.

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Blackbird Creek New Castle Mouth to headwaters. 15 1982   See Delaware River comments.

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Brandywine Creek New Castle Rockland to Chadds Ford Junction. 6 1982   Historic-(Segment includes a National Historic Register District ì
in Rockland.)
Recreation-(Unique proximity to urban populations in Wilmington, ì
Newark, and Philadelphia.)
Cultural-(Creek and area reknowned as the stream valley home of ì
artists in t

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 		 PA
Broad Creek Sussex Confluence with the Nanticoke River to near Laurel. 6 1982   See Nanticoke River comments.

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Broadkill River Sussex Mouth of Milton. 10 1982   See Delaware River comments.

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Cedar Creek Sussex Mouth to headwaters. 7 1982   See Delaware River comments.

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Cedar Swamp New Castle Confluence with the Delaware River to Headwaters. 5 1982   See Delaware River comments.

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Choptank River Kent Greensboro to headwaters of Tidy Island Creek at Marydel 16 1982   See Choptank River, MD comments.

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 		 MD
Cow Marsh Creek Kent Confluence with Choptank River to northeast of Petersburg 4 1982   See Cow Marsh Creek, MD comments.

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 		 MD
Deep Creek Sussex Confluence with Nanticoke near Route 13 to headwaters. 12 1982   See Nanticoke River comments.

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Delaware River New Castle, Salem Delaware Bay to Salem Nuclear Power Plant. 4 1982   General-(The Deleware River-Bay System represents an example of ì
undeveloped rivers in an estuarine area. The area in total is ì
composed of several distinct sub-areas which in combination form ì
a highly exemplary, productive and important river mouth

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 		 NJ
Duck Creek Kent Leipsic River to the Woodland Beach Area. 12 1982   See Leipsic River comments.

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Gravelly Branch Sussex Confluence with Nanticoke to headwaters in Redden State Forest. 12 1982   See Nanticoke River comments.

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Gum Branch Sussex Confluence with Nanticoke to Rye Hole. 3 1982   See Nanticoke River comments.

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Herr Branch Kent Confluence with the Simons River to headwaters above Rte. 9. 3 1982   See Leipsic River comments.

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James Branch Sussex Records Pond to Trussum Pond to Trap Pond. 3 1982   See Nanticoke River comments.

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Layton-Vaughn Ditch Sussex Confluence with New Ditch to Route 28. 5 1982   See Nanticoke River comments.

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Leipsic River Kent Delaware Bay to DuPont Blvd. 19 1982   Historic-(3 National Historic Register sites in Leipsic.)
Wild-(Almost totally undeveloped section of tidal marsh in a ì
predominatly agricultural area. National Wildlife Refuge ì
proposed Wilderness area.)
Botanic-(63% of the segment flows through eco

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Little River Kent Confluence with the Delaware Bay to Dover. 5 1982   See Delaware River comments.

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Mahon River Kent Confluence with the Delaware Bay to the confluence with the Herr Branch. 3 1982   See Leipsic River comments.

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Marshy Hope Creek Sussex Confluence with the Nanticoke River to South of Federalsburg. 15 1982   See Nanticoke River comments.

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Mifflin Ditch Sussex Confluence with Deep Creek to headwaters in Redden State Forest. 5 1982   See Nanticoke River comments.

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Mispillion River Sussex Mouth to Silver Lake in Milford. 9 1982   See Delaware River comments.

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Muddy Branch Kent Confluence with the Leipsic River to headwaters above DE Rte. 9. 4 1982   See Leipsic River comments.

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Murderkill River Kent Delaware Bay to Coursey Pond. 21 1982   See Delaware River comments.

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Nanticoke River Dorchester, Sussex Tangier Sound to Seaford. 35 1982   Archeologic-(Rare site which contains features of primarily Late ì
Woodland Period occupation. (A.D. 900 to 1600))
Botanic-(Rare and endangered Box Huckleberry Shrub, which is ì
possibly the oldest living plant present.)
Historic-(Segment includes a riv

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 		 MD
Nanticoke River Sussex Route 13 to Bridgeville. 10 1982   See initial Nanticoke River comments.

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New Ditch Sussex Confluence with Deep Creek to Route 28. 4 1982   See Nanticoke River comments.

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Rum Bridge Branch Sussex Confluence with Deep Creek to headwaters. 3 1982   See Nanticoke River comments.

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Simons River and Green Creek Kent Delaware Bay to Boat Gut Bay. 5 1982   See Leipsic River comments.

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Smyrna River New Castle, Kent Mouth to Duck Creek Pond 11 1982   See Delaware River comments.

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St. Georges Creek New Castle Confluence with the Delaware River to Thousand Acre Marsh. 3 1982   See Delaware River comments.

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St. Jones River Kent Delaware Bay to Route 13 Bridge in Dover. 13 1982   See Delaware River comments.

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Toms Dam Branch Sussex Confluence with Gum Branch to headwaters. 7 1982   See Nanticoke River comments.

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Tubbs Branch Sussex Confluence with Deep Creek to headwaters. 4 1982   See Nanticoke River comments.

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Tyndall Branch Sussex Confluence/Deep Creek to Fleetwood Pond. 2 1982   See Nanticoke River comments.

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White Clay Creek New Castle, Chester Northern boundary of the City of Newark to the confluence with Eqypt Run. 10 1982   Botanic-(Area includes the rare and endangered purple fringeless ì
orchid. Segment is also recognized for the diversity of habitats ì
and biota within such a small area at the edge of suburban and ì
urban development.)
Recreation-(Proximity to urban pop

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 		 PA
White Clay Creek, Middle Branch Chester Confluence with the West Branch to Rt. 841 Cridge. 3 1982   See White Clay Creek comments.

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White Clay Creek, West Branch Chester Confluence with the main branch to the headwaters. 10 1982   See White Clay Creek comments.

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