Naamans Creek

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Naamans Creek
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Naamans Creek at Woods Haven Kruse Park
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Naamans Creek (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State Delaware
State Pennsylvania
County New Castle, Delaware
County Delaware, Pennsylvania
Physical characteristics
Sourceconfluence of West Branch and East Branch Naamans Creek
  locationBethel Township, Pennsylvania
  coordinates 39°50′34″N75°29′32″W / 39.84278°N 75.49222°W / 39.84278; -75.49222 [1]
Mouth Delaware River
  location
Claymont, Delaware
  coordinates
39°48′19″N75°26′11″W / 39.80528°N 75.43639°W / 39.80528; -75.43639 [1]
  elevation
sea level (0 ft.)
Basin features
Progression Delaware RiverDelaware BayAtlantic Ocean
River system Delaware River
Tributaries 
  leftEast Branch Naamans Creek
  rightWest Branch Naamans Creek
South Branch Naamans Creek

Naamans Creek (spelled Naaman Creek on federal maps) [2] is a tributary of the Delaware River that is located in northeast New Castle County, Delaware and southeast Delaware County, Pennsylvania. [3]

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History and geography

This creek is believed to be named after a Minqua chief who befriended the Swedish settlers of the area. [4] A large tract of land along the creek was deeded to Governor Johan Risingh by chief Peminacka in 1655. [5]

The stream rises near the intersection of Foulk Road and Naamans Creek Road at 39°50′34″N75°29′32″W / 39.84278°N 75.49222°W / 39.84278; -75.49222 in Bethel Township, Pennsylvania, flows through Arden, Delaware, [6] and discharges into the Delaware River at 39°48′19″N75°26′11″W / 39.80528°N 75.43639°W / 39.80528; -75.43639 in Claymont, Delaware. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Naaman Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Naaman Creek
  3. "Naamans Creek Watershed" (PDF). Delaware Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
  4. 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.
  5. "State of Delaware". www.delaware.gov. Archived from the original on 3 May 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  6. 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.