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Elk Creek
Background ▲ The Elk River Watershed is located at the very top of Delaware's portion of the Chesapeake Bay Basin and drains through Maryland into the northeastern portion of the Chesapeake Bay. The majority of the land in the Delaware portion of the Elk River watershed is agricultural.
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Further Resources ▼ ![]() View of fence in front of trail through forest Photo credit: DNREC's Watershed Assessment and Management Section | Quick facts ▲ Square Miles (total): 105.7 Square Miles (DE): 0.4 Population (total)*: 49,315 Population (DE)*: 327 States: DE, PA, MD Counties: DE: New Castle PA: Chester MD: Cecil *Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019.
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Land cover within Delaware† ▲ †Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office for Coastal Management. 2016 C-CAP Regional Land Cover. Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP) Regional Land Cover.. |