Stoney Creek (Delaware)

Stony Creek
Tributary to Delaware River
Stenkill Falls along Stony Creek
Location of Stony Creek Mouth
Stoney Creek (Delaware) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Physical characteristics
SourcePerkins Run divide
  locationWestwood, Delaware
  coordinates39°48′18″N 075°30′07″W / 39.80500°N 75.50194°W / 39.80500; -75.50194
  elevation340 ft (100 m)
MouthDelaware River
  location
Bellevue, Delaware
  coordinates
39°46′26″N 075°28′48″W / 39.77389°N 75.48000°W / 39.77389; -75.48000
  elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Length4.7 mi (7.6 km)
Basin size2.36 square miles (6.1 km2)
Discharge 
  average3.37 cu ft/s (0.095 m3/s) at mouth with Stenkil Creek
Basin features
Progressionsoutheast
River systemDelaware River
Tributaries 
  leftFox Run (Delaware) (Flows through Forwood Preserve), Boulder Run (Delaware) flows through Bellevue State Park.
  rightKallved Creek (Delaware) Name has Swedish origins, “kall” meaning cold and “ved” meaning wood.
WaterbodiesBellevue Lake
WaterfallsStenkill Falls and Tukohtene Falls
BridgesMarsh Road (Delaware Route 3)
Veale Road
Silverside Road
I-95
Carr Road
Philadelphia Pike
US 13
I-495

Stoney Creek is a 2.76 mi (4.44 km) long second order tributary to the Delaware River in New Castle County, Delaware.