| Naamans Creek | |
|---|---|
Naamans Creek at Woods Haven Kruse Park | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | New Castle, Delaware |
| County | Delaware, Pennsylvania |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | confluence of West Branch and East Branch Naamans Creek |
| • location | Bethel Township, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 39°50′34″N 75°29′32″W / 39.84278°N 75.49222°W |
| Mouth | Delaware River |
• location | Claymont, Delaware |
• coordinates | 39°48′19″N 75°26′11″W / 39.80528°N 75.43639°W |
• elevation | sea level (0 ft.) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Delaware River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Delaware River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | East Branch Naamans Creek |
| • right | West Branch Naamans Creek South Branch Naamans Creek |
Naamans Creek (spelled Naaman Creek on federal maps) is a tributary of the Delaware River that is located in northeast New Castle County, Delaware and southeast Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
History and geography
This creek is believed to be named after a Minqua chief who befriended the Swedish settlers of the area. A large tract of land along the creek was deeded to Governor Johan Risingh by chief Peminacka in 1655.
The stream rises near the intersection of Foulk Road and Naamans Creek Road at 39°50′34″N 75°29′32″W / 39.84278°N 75.49222°W in Bethel Township, Pennsylvania, flows through Arden, Delaware, and discharges into the Delaware River at 39°48′19″N 75°26′11″W / 39.80528°N 75.43639°W in Claymont, Delaware.
See also
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Naaman Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Naaman Creek
- ^ "Naamans Creek Watershed" (PDF). Delaware Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
- ^ Ferris, Benjamin (1987) [1846]. A history of the original settlements on the Delaware-- & a history of Wilmington. Wilmington, DE: Gateway Press ; Book orders to Delaware Genealogical Society. p. 134. OCLC 17298839, 865874829, 1013367022.
- ^ "State of Delaware". www.delaware.gov. Archived from the original on 3 May 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ Wiencek, Henry (May 1992). "Laying out the idyllic life in a latter-day Arden". Smithsonian. 23 (2). Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution: 124. ISSN 0037-7333. OCLC 265517591.