Other watersheds in the Delaware Bay and Estuary
Appoquinimink River || Army Creek || Blackbird Creek || Broadkill River || C and D Canal East || Cedar Creek || Delaware Bay Drainage || Delaware River Drainage || Dragon Run Creek || Leipsic River || Little Creek || Mispillion River || Murderkill River || Red Lion Creek || Smyrna River || St. Jones River
Red Lion Creek
Background  
The Red Lion watershed is located south of the city of New Castle and north of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. It flows eastward to the Delaware River. The stream is free flowing but has a tidegate at the mouth which only allows discharges to the Delaware River at low tides. Thus, there is no tidal influence on the Red Lion Creek.

The watershed is dominated by urban land uses.

DNREC's Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Program (WMAP) has been developing scientifically robust methods to monitor and evaluate wetlands in Delaware on a watershed basis. Learn more about the health of the wetlands in this watershed from the DNREC Wetlands Monitoring and Assessment Program.
Water Quality  
Plants and Wildlife  
Further Resources  



View of Red Lion Creek meandering through the forest
Photo credit: DNREC's Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Program