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Smyrna River
Tributary to Delaware Bay
Location of Smyrna River mouth
Location of Smyrna River mouth
Location of Smyrna River mouth
Location of Smyrna River mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Kent
CitySmyrna
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSmyrna, Delaware
 • coordinates39°18′46″N 075°34′30″W / 39.31278°N 75.57500°W / 39.31278; -75.57500[1]
Mouth 
 • location
Smyrna, Delaware
 • coordinates
39°21′54″N 075°30′48″W / 39.36500°N 75.51333°W / 39.36500; -75.51333[1]
 • elevation
sea level (0 ft.)
Length7 miles[1]
Basin size64 sq. mi[2]
Basin features
River systemDelaware River
Tributaries 
 • leftMassey Branch
Mill Creek
Corks Point Ditch
Sawmill Branch
 • rightProvidence Creek
Greens Branch
WaterbodiesDuck Creek Pond
Lake Como

The Smyrna River is a 7.3-mile-long (11.7 km)[3] river in central Delaware in the United States.

It rises east of Smyrna, Delaware, at the confluence of Duck Creek and Mill Creek.[3] It flows generally northeast, forming the boundary between Kent and New Castle counties. It enters Delaware Bay approximately 6 miles (10 km) northeast of Smyrna. It is navigable for its entire course.

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Smyrna River". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Smyrna River | Delaware Watersheds". Delaware Watersheds. Delaware Division of Watershed Stewardship and University of Delaware Water Resources Center. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 1, 2011

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