Smyrna River | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Delaware Bay |
Map Size: | 180 |
Map Alt: | Map of Smyrna River mouth |
Pushpin Map: | Delaware#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 180 |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Smyrna River mouth |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Delaware |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | New Castle Kent |
Subdivision Type4: | City |
Subdivision Name4: | Smyrna |
Length: | 7 miles[1] |
Source1 Location: | Smyrna, Delaware |
Source1 Coordinates: | 39.3128°N -75.575°W |
Mouth Location: | Smyrna, Delaware |
Mouth Coordinates: | 39.365°N -75.5133°W |
Mouth Elevation: | sea level (0 ft.) |
River System: | Delaware River |
Basin Size: | 64 sq. mi[2] |
Tributaries Left: | Massey Branch Mill Creek Corks Point Ditch Sawmill Branch |
Tributaries Right: | Providence Creek Greens Branch |
Waterbodies: | Duck Creek Pond Lake Como |
The Smyrna River is a 7.3adj=midNaNadj=mid[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 6miles northeast of Smyrna. It is navigable for its entire course.