Delaware River Watershed

The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. The Delaware was explored by Adriaen Block as part of the New Netherlands Colony, and was named the South River to mark the southernmost reach of that colony. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (600x836, 31 KB) Summary Delaware River Watershed From US EPA National Estuaries Program web site Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (600x836, 31 KB) Summary Delaware River Watershed From US EPA National Estuaries Program web site Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest ocean, covering approximately one-fifth of the earths surface. ... Blocks map of his 1614 voyage, with the first appearance of the term New Netherland Adriaen Block (1567–1627) was a Dutch private fur trader and navigator who explored the coastal and river valley areas between present-day New Jersey and Massachusetts during four voyages from 1611 to 1614... New Netherland (Dutch Nieuw-Nederland, Latin: Nova Belgica) was the territory claimed by the Netherlands on the eastern coast of North America in the 17th century. ...

It meets tide-water at Trenton, New Jersey. Its total length, from the head of the longest branch to the capes, is 410 miles (660 km), and above the head of the bay its length is 360 miles (579 km). Map Political Statistics Founded c. ...

It constitutes in part the boundary between Pennsylvania and New York, the boundary between New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and, for a few miles, the boundary between Delaware and New Jersey. William Penn delegated defence responsibilites of predominantly Quaker Pennsylvania to Delaware by setting the New Jersey border to the mean low tide line on the Jersey side of the river. Official language(s) None Capital Largest city Harrisburg Philadelphia Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 33rd 119,283 km² 255 km 455 km 2. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Largest city Albany New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ... Official language(s) None defined, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 47th 22,608 km² 110 km 240 km 14. ... Official language(s) None Capital Dover Largest city Wilmington Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 49th 6,452 km² 48 km 161 km 21. ... William Penn William Penn (October 14, 1644–July 30, 1718) founded the Province of Pennsylvania, the British North American colony that became the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ... The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers, or Friends, is a religious community founded in England in the 17th century. ... Official language(s) None Capital Largest city Harrisburg Philadelphia Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 33rd 119,283 km² 255 km 455 km 2. ...

Commerce was once important on the upper river, primarily prior to railway competition (1857). 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

• The Delaware division of the Pennsylvania Canal, running parallel with the river from Easton to Bristol, opened in 1830.
• The Delaware and Raritan Canal, running from Trenton to New Brunswick, unites the waters of the Delaware and Raritan rivers.
• The Morris Canal and the Delaware and Hudson Canal connect the Delaware and Hudson rivers.
• The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal joins the waters of the Delaware with those of the Chesapeake Bay.

The mean tides below Philadelphia are about 6 feet. The magnitude of the commerce of Philadelphia has made the improvements of the river below that port of great importance. Small improvements were attempted by Pennsylvania as early as 1771. The Delaware and Raritan Canal (D&R Canal) was a canal in central New Jersey that served to connect the Delaware River to the Raritan River. ... New Brunswick is a City located in Middlesex County, New Jersey, 31 miles (50 km) southwest of New York City on the Raritan River about 15 miles (24 km) from its mouth. ... The Raritan River is a major river of central New Jersey in the United States. ... The Morris Canal was a canal and series of water-driven inclined plane railroads that ran across northern New Jersey in the United States from the middle of the 19th century until the 1920s. ... 1886 map The Delaware and Hudson Railway (D&H) (AAR reporting mark DH) is a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, giving it access to New York City and other parts of the northeastern United States. ... View of the Hudson in the 1880s showing Jersey City The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk in Mahican, is a river running mainly through New York State but partly forming the boundary between the states of New York and New Jersey. ... C&D Canal from Chesapeake City, Maryland. ... Chesapeake Bay - Landsat photo Chesapeake Bay where the Susquehanna River empties into it. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Official website: http://www. ... Official language(s) None Capital Largest city Harrisburg Philadelphia Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 33rd 119,283 km² 255 km 455 km 2. ... 1771 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

In the "project of 1885" the United States government undertook systematically the formation of a 26 ft (8 m) channel 600 ft (180 m) wide from Philadelphia to deep water in Delaware Bay. The River and Harbor Act of 1899 provided for a 30 foot (9 m) channel 600 feet (180 m) wide from Philadelphia to the deep water of the bay. Delaware Bay Delaware Bay is a large esturarial inlet of the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Delaware River along the coast of the United States. ... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Course

The main, west or Mohawk branch rises in Schoharie County, New York, about 1886 feet (575 m) above the sea, near Mount Jefferson, and flows tortuously through the plateau in a deep trough, impounded at one point to create Cannonsville Reservoir, the largest in New York City's water supply system, then becoming the state boundary at the 42nd parallel, until it emerges from the Catskills. Similarly, the East Branch begins from a small pond south of Grand Gorge in the town of Roxbury in Delaware County, flowing southward toward its impoundment by New York City to create Pepacton Reservoir. The confluence is just south of Hancock. The West Branch Delaware River, approximately 90 mi (144 km) long in the U.S. states of New York and Pennsylvania, is one of the two branches, along with the East Branch, that join to form the Delaware River. ... Schoharie County is a county located in the state of New York. ... For other mountains named Mount Jefferson, see Mount Jefferson. ... Nickname: The Big Apple, The Capital of the World Official website: City of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ... The 42nd parallel forms the northern border of the U.S. states of California and Nevada and part of Utah, and the southern border of Oregon and Idaho. ... Catskill Escarpment and Blackhead Range as seen from Overlook Mountain The Catskill Mountains (also known as simply the Catskills) a natural area in New York State northwest of New York City and southwest of Albany, are not, despite their popular name, true geological mountains, but rather a mature dissected plateau... The East Branch Delaware River, approximately 75 mi (120 km) long in the U.S. state of New York, is one of two branches, along with the West Branch, that join form the Delaware River. ... In New York State a town is a political subdivision of a county, similar to what are called townships in some other states. ... Roxbury is a town located in Delaware County, New York. ... Delaware County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Confluence of Rhine and Mosel at Koblenz In geography, a confluence describes the point where two rivers meet and become one, usually when a tributary joins a more major river. ... Hancock is a village located in Delaware County, New York. ...

After leaving the mountains and plateau, the river flows down broad Appalachian valleys, skirts the Kittatinny range, which it crosses at the Delaware Water Gap, between nearly vertical walls of sandstone, and passes through a quiet and charming country of farm and forest, diversified with plateaus and escarpments, until it crosses the Appalachian plain and enters the hills again at Easton, Pa. From this point it is flanked at intervals by fine hills, and in places by cliffs, of which the finest are the Hockamixon Rocks, 3 miles (5 km) long and above 200 feet (60 m) high. A rainy day in the Great Smoky Mountains, Western North Carolina The Appalachian Mountains (French: les Appalaches) are a vast system of North American mountains, partly in Canada, but mostly in the United States, forming a zone, from 100 to 300 miles wide, running from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, 1500... The Delaware Water Gap is a geologic formation on the border of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, where the Delaware River traverses a large ridge of the Appalachian Mountains. ... Motto: Nickname: Map Political Statistics Founded Incorporated Northampton County Mayor Philip B. Mitman Geographic Statistics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 12. ...

At Trenton there is a fall of 8 feet (2.4 m). Below Trenton the river becomes a broad, sluggish inlet of the sea, with many marshes along its side, widening steadily into its great estuary, Delaware Bay.

Delaware River above the Delaware Water Gap near Worthington State Forest

Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1275x899, 258 KB)Delaware River near Worthington State Park Taken by User:Mwanner, June 23, 2004 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1275x899, 258 KB)Delaware River near Worthington State Park Taken by User:Mwanner, June 23, 2004 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Worthington State Forest, taken from a campsite 6,421-acre Worthington State Forest runs more than seven miles along the Kittatinny Ridge on the New Jersey side of the Delaware River, just north of the Delaware Water Gap in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. ...

Tributaries

Its main tributaries in New York are Mongaup and Neversink rivers and Callicoon Creek; from Pennsylvania, Lackawaxen, Lehigh, and Schuylkill rivers; and from New Jersey, Rancocas Creek and Musconetcong and Maurice rivers. Oldmans and Raccoon creeks are tributaries in New Jersey. A tributary (or affluent or confluent) is a contributory stream, a river that does not reach the sea, but joins another major river (a parent river), to which it contributes its waters, swelling its discharge. ... The Neversink River (also called Neversink Creek in its upper course) is a tributary of the Delaware River, approximately 65 mi (105 km) long, in southeastern New York in the United States. ... The Lackawaxen River is a tributary of the Delaware River, approximately 25 mi (40 km) long, in northeastern Pennsylvania in the United States. ... The Lehigh River is a tributary of the Delaware River, approximately 103 miles (166 km) long, in eastern Pennsylvania in the United States. ... The Schuylkill River, pronounced SKOO-kull (IPA: ), is a river in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ... Rancocas Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River, approximately 30 mi (48 km) long, in southwestern New Jersey in United States. ... The Musconetcong River is a tributary of the Delaware River, approximately 44 mi (71 km) long, in northwestern New Jersey in the United States. ... The Maurice River is a river, approximately 50 mi (80 km) long, in southern New Jersey in the United States. ... Oldmans Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River in southwestern New Jersey in the United States. ... Raccoon Creek (also called the Raccoon River) is a tributary of the Delaware River in southern New Jersey. ...

A 1655 nautical chart showing part of the Delaware River

• Alloway Creek
• Assiscunk Creek
• Assunpink Creek
• Christina River
• Cooper River (New Jersey)
• Crosswicks Creek
• Flat Brook
• Frankford Creek
• Lehigh River
• Lockatong Creek
• Maurice River
• Musconetcong River
• Neshaminy Creek
• Oldmans Creek
• Paulins Kill
• Pennypack Creek
• Pequest River
• Pohatcong Creek
• Poquessing Creek
• Raccoon Creek (New Jersey)
• Rancocas Creek
• Salem River
• Schuylkill River
• Tohickon Creek
• Wickecheoke Creek

Alloway Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River in Salem County, southwestern New Jersey in the U.S. Its headwaters are five separate streams (Abbot Meadow, Cool Run, Carlisle Run, Deep Run, and Cedar Brook) in the Daretown/Aldine communities of Upper Pittsgrove and Pilesgrove Townships. ... Assiscunk Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River in southwestern New Jersey in the United States. ... Assunpink Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River in western New Jersey in the United States. ... The Christina River (formerly the Christiana River) is a tributary of the Delaware River, approximately 35 mi (56 km) long, in the U.S. states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware. ... The Cooper River is a tributary of the Delaware River in southwestern New Jersey in the United States. ... Crosswicks Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River in western New Jersey in the United States. ... Flat Brook is a tributary of the Delaware River in Sussex County, New Jersey in the United States. ... The Lehigh River is a tributary of the Delaware River, approximately 103 miles (166 km) long, in eastern Pennsylvania in the United States. ... Lockatong Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River in Hunterdon County, New Jersey in the United States. ... The Maurice River is a river, approximately 50 mi (80 km) long, in southern New Jersey in the United States. ... The Musconetcong River is a tributary of the Delaware River, approximately 44 mi (71 km) long, in northwestern New Jersey in the United States. ... Neshaminy Creek is a creek that runs southwest through the southern half of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. ... Oldmans Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River in southwestern New Jersey in the United States. ... The Paulins Kill is a tributary of the Delaware River in northwestern New Jersey in the United States. ... Independence Hall, as it appears today. ... The Pequest River is a tributary of the Delaware River in northwestern New Jersey in the United States. ... Pohatcong Creek (also called the Pohatcong River) is a tributary of the Delaware River, approximately 35 mi (56 km) long, in northwestern New Jersey in the United States. ... Poquessing Creek is a small creek that forms part of the boundary between Bucks County, and the northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... Raccoon Creek (also called the Raccoon River) is a tributary of the Delaware River in southern New Jersey. ... Rancocas Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River, approximately 30 mi (48 km) long, in southwestern New Jersey in United States. ... The Salem River is a tributary of the Delaware River, approximately 30 mi (48 km) long, in southwestern New Jersey in the United States. ... The Schuylkill River, pronounced SKOO-kull (IPA: ), is a river in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ... A typical view of the creek from Bedminster Township. ... Wickecheoke Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River in Hunterdon County, New Jersey in the United States. ...

Crossings

George Washington crossing the Delaware River prior to the Battle of Trenton

Main article: List of crossings of the Delaware River

The Delaware River is a major barrier to travel between New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Most of the larger bridges are tolled only westbound, and are owned by the Delaware River and Bay Authority, Delaware River Port Authority, Burlington County Bridge Commission or Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission. Download high resolution version (950x558, 918 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: American Revolutionary War Emanuel Leutze George Washington Delaware River Washington Crossing the Delaware Categories: U.S. history images ... Download high resolution version (950x558, 918 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: American Revolutionary War Emanuel Leutze George Washington Delaware River Washington Crossing the Delaware Categories: U.S. history images ... George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War from 1775 to 1783, and later the first President of the United States, an office to which he was twice elected unanimously (unanimous among the Electoral College) and... Combatants Continental Army Hessian Army Commanders George Washington Johan Rall Strength 2,400 1,400 Casualties 4 wounded {+ 2 frozen to death} 22 dead, 92 wounded 913 captured This article is about the Battle of Trenton which took place on December 26, 1776. ... George Washington crossing the Delaware River prior to the Battle of Trenton. ... Official language(s) None defined, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 47th 22,608 km² 110 km 240 km 14. ... Official language(s) None Capital Largest city Harrisburg Philadelphia Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 33rd 119,283 km² 255 km 455 km 2. ... The Delaware River and Bay Authority or DRBA is a bi-state government agency of the State of New Jersey and the State of Delaware established by interstate compact in 1961. ... The Delaware River Port Authority or DRPA is a bi-state government agency of the State of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. ... The Burlington County Bridge Commission was created in 1948 by the Burlington County Freeholders to purchase and manage several bridges in Burlington County, New Jersey. ... The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission was created in 1934 to build and operate toll bridges across the Delaware River, which is the boundary between New Jersey and Pennsylvania, from Trenton, New Jersey north to the New York border. ...

Major oil spills

A number of oil spills have taken place in the Delaware over the years.^[1][2][3] Volunteers cleaning up the aftermath of the Prestige oil spill An oil spill is the intentional or unintentional release of oil (generally, petroleum) into the natural environment as a result of human activity. ...

• 1975-01-31 — 11,000,000 gallions of crude oil spilled from the Corinthos tanker
• 1985-09-28 — 435,000 gallons of crude oil spilled from the Grand Eagle tanker after running aground on Marcus Hook Bar
• 1989-06-24 — 306,000 gallons of crude oil spilled from the Presidente Rivera tanker after running aground on Claymont Shoal
• 2004-11-26 — 265,000 gallons of crude oil spilled from the Athos 1 tanker; the tanker's hull had been punctured by a submerged, discarded anchor

See also

The Delaware River at New Hope, Pennsylvania

• Burlington County Bridge Commission
• Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission
• Delaware River Port Authority
• List of New Jersey rivers
• List of New York rivers
• List of Pennsylvania rivers
• Tocks Island Dam Project
• Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
• Washington Crossing

Delaware River at New Hope, Pennsylvania. ... Delaware River at New Hope, Pennsylvania. ... New Hope , formerly Coryells Ferry, is a borough located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA. As of the 2000 census, the borough had a total population of 2,252. ... The Burlington County Bridge Commission was created in 1948 by the Burlington County Freeholders to purchase and manage several bridges in Burlington County, New Jersey. ... The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission was created in 1934 to build and operate toll bridges across the Delaware River, which is the boundary between New Jersey and Pennsylvania, from Trenton, New Jersey north to the New York border. ... The Delaware River Port Authority or DRPA is a bi-state government agency of the State of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. ... This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... This is a list of rivers in the state of New York in the United States. ... This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania Allegheny River Clarion River Conemaugh River Delaware River Juniata River Lehigh River Monongahela River Ohio River Schuylkill River Susquehanna River West Branch Susquehanna River Youghiogheny River See also List of rivers in the United States This list... Tocks Island, located upstream from Delaware Water Gap in the Delaware River was the controversial site of a dam, proposed in the 1950s, which would have created a 37 mile (60 km) long lake between Pennsylvania and New Jersey. ... Washington Crossing can mean any of the following: Washingtons crossing of the Delaware, a significant event in the American Revolutionary War Washington Crossing State Park located in Titusville, New Jersey. ...

Notes

1. ^ (2005-03-11). Athos 1 Oil Spill. University of Delaware Sea Grant Program. URL accessed on April 29, 2006.
2. ^ (2004-12-16). 1985 Grand Eagle Oil Spill. University of Delaware Sea Grant Program. URL accessed on April 29, 2006.
3. ^ (2004-12-08). Presidente Rivera Spill – June 24, 1989. University of Delaware Sea Grant Program. URL accessed on April 29, 2006.

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References

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

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External links

• Delaware River Basin Commission
• Delaware Riverkeeper Network
• National Park Service: Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
• National Park Service: Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River
• National Park Service: Lower Delaware Wild & Scenic River
• U.S. Geological Survey: NJ stream gaging stations
• U.S. Geological Survey: NY stream gaging stations
• U.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stations