Simons River
Location of Simons River mouth with Delaware Bay
Location of Simons River mouth with Delaware Bay
Location of Simons River mouth with Delaware Bay
Location of Simons River mouth with Delaware Bay
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates39°12′46″N 075°25′48″W / 39.21278°N 75.43000°W / 39.21278; -75.43000[1]
Mouth 
 • location
4.7 miles northeast of Little Creek, Delaware[2]
 • coordinates
39°13′23″N 075°24′15″W / 39.22306°N 75.40417°W / 39.22306; -75.40417[3]
 • elevation
sea level (0 ft.)
Length1.8 miles[4]
Basin features
River systemDelaware River

The Simons River is a short river in Delaware in the United States, approximately 3 mi (5 km) long. It drains a wetlands area on the southern shore of Delaware Bay.

It is formed in Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge approximately 5 mi (8 km) northwest of Dover, Delaware, by the confluence of Herring Branch and Green Creek. It flows in a serpentine course to the Delaware. The river is flanked on the north by the mouth of the Leipsic River.

See also


References

  1. ↑ "GNIS Detail - Simons River". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "GNIS Detail - Simons River". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "GNIS Detail - Simons River". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "GNIS Detail - Simons River". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey.


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