The Christina River (formerly the Christiana River) is a tributary of the The Delaware River at New Hope, Pennsylvania The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. ...Delaware River, approximately 35 mi (56 km) long, in the A U.S. state is any one of the 50 states which have membership of the federation known as the United States of America (USA or U.S.). The separate state governments and the U.S. federal government share sovereignty. ...U.S. states of State nickname: The Keystone State Other U.S. States Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Governor Ed Rendell Official languages None Area 119,283 km² (33rd)  _ Land 116,074 km²  _ Water 3,208 km² (2. ...Pennsylvania, State nickname: Old Line State; Free State Other U.S. States Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Governor Robert L. Ehrlich Official languages English Area 32,160 km² (42nd)  _ Land 25,338 km²  _ Water 6,968 km² (21%) Population (2000)  _ Population 5,296,486 (19th)  _ Density 165 /km² (5th) Admittance into...Maryland, and State nickname: The First State Other U.S. States Capital Dover Largest city Wilmington Governor Ruth Ann Minner Official languages None Area 6,452 km² (49th)  _ Land 5,068 km²  _ Water 1,387 km² (21. ...Delaware. Near its mouth the river flows past downtown For other places called Wilmington, see Wilmington Wilmington, a seaport in northern Delaware, is the largest city in the state. ...Wilmington, Delaware, forming the harbor for the city on the Delaware River.

It rises in extreme southeastern State nickname: The Keystone State Other U.S. States Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Governor Ed Rendell Official languages None Area 119,283 km² (33rd)  _ Land 116,074 km²  _ Water 3,208 km² (2. ...Pennsylvania, in southern Chester County is a county located in the state of Pennsylvania. ...Chester County, It flows south, cutting across the extreme northeast corner of State nickname: Old Line State; Free State Other U.S. States Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Governor Robert L. Ehrlich Official languages English Area 32,160 km² (42nd)  _ Land 25,338 km²  _ Water 6,968 km² (21%) Population (2000)  _ Population 5,296,486 (19th)  _ Density 165 /km² (5th) Admittance into...Maryland, then ENE into New Castle County is the northern_most county of the three counties in the state of Delaware. ...New Castle County, Delaware, past Glasgow is an unincorporated community and census_designated place located in New Castle County, Delaware. ...Glasgow, approaching Wilmington from the southwest. At Newport is a town located in New Castle County, Delaware. ...Newport it receives White Clay Creek is a tributary of the Christina River, approximately 25 mi (40 km) long, in southeastern Pennsylvania and northern Delaware in the United States. ...White Clay Creek from the west. In Wilmington, 2 mi (3 km) from its mouth, it receives Brandywine Creek (also called the Brandywine River) is a tributary of the Christina River, approximately 20 mi (32 km) long, in southeastern Pennsylvania and northern Delaware in the United States. ...Brandywine Creek from the northwest. The confluence of Brandywine Creek and the Christina was the site in Events March 29 _ Swedish colonists establish first settlement in Delaware, called New Sweden. ...1638 of Fort Christina was the first Swedish settlement in North America and the principal settlement of the New Sweden colony. ...Fort Christina, a settlement of the New Sweden, or Nya Sverige, was a Swedish colony in North America corresponding roughly to todays state of Delaware, but also containing settlements elsewhere, such as New Stockholm (now Bridgeport) and Swedesboro in New Jersey, as well as others in Pennsylvania and Maryland. ...New Sweden.

The river and its tributaries drain an area of approximately 565 sq mi (1470 km²) and supply approximately 100 million gallons (400 million liters) of water per day for more than half a million people in Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. The river basin provides 75% of the water supply for New Castle County, Delaware, and more than 40% of the water supply for Chester County, Pennsylvania.

See also

• This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Delaware: Appoquinimink River Beaverdam Creek Blackbird Creek Brandywine Creek Broadkill River Choptank River Christina River Delaware River Indian River Leipsic River Little River Marshyhope River Mispillion River Murderkill River Nanticoke River Pepper Creek Pocomoke River Red Clay Creek...List of Delaware rivers
• This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Maryland: Anacostia River Antietam Creek Back River River Big Pipe River Catoctin River Chester River Choptank River Christina River Deer River Dividing River Elk River Gunpowder River Jones Falls Little Choptank River Little Monocacy River Little Pipe River...List of Maryland rivers
• This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania Allegheny River Beaver River Blacklick Creek Brandywine Creek Chemung River Clarion River Conemaugh River Conestoga River Conewango Creek Connoquenessing Creek Cowanesque Creek Crooked Creek Delaware River Juniata River Kiskiminetas River Lackawanna River Lackawaxen River Lehigh River Little...List of Pennsylvania rivers

External link

• University of Delaware: Christina Basin (http://www.wr.udel.edu/cb/)