| Little River | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Delaware Bay |
| Image Alt: | Picture of Little Creek from DE 9 bridge |
| Map Size: | 180 |
| Map Alt: | Map of the confluence of Little River and Delaware Bay |
| Pushpin Map: | Delaware#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 180 |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Little River mouth |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Delaware |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kent |
| Subdivision Type4: | City |
| Subdivision Name4: | Little Creek, Delaware |
| Length: | 8.34miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Delaware Bay |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 16.62cuft/s at mouth with Delaware Bay[2] |
| Source1: | On the watershed divide between Little Creek and St. Jones River |
| Source1 Location: | Dover, Delaware |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 39.1936°N -75.5267°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 30feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Delaware Bay |
| Mouth Location: | about 2 miles east of Little Creek, Delaware |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 39.16°N -75.4078°W[5] |
| Mouth Elevation: | 0feet[6] |
| Progression: | northeast |
| River System: | Delaware Bay |
| Basin Size: | [7] |
| Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
| Tributaries Right: | Morgan Branch Elm Branch |
| Bridges: | white Oak Road DE 8 DE 9 |
The Little River (also called Little Creek) is a river, approximately 8miles[8] long, in central Delaware in the United States.
It rises in central Kent County, approximately 1miles northwest of Dover and flows generally east, entering Delaware Bay approximately 6 mi (10 km) west Dover. The lower 2miles of the river is surrounded by extensive wetlands protected as part of the Little Creek Wildlife Area.