Appoquinimink River

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Appoquinimink River
The Appoquinimink River in Odessa in 2006
The Appoquinimink River in Odessa in 2006
Country United States
State Delaware
Length 16.6 mi (27 km) [1]
Watershed 47 mi² (122 km²) [2]
Source
 - location Near Townsend
 - coordinates 39°22′52″N, 75°44′14″W [3]
 - elevation 23 ft (7 m) (at Wiggins Mill Pond, approx. 1 mi/2 km downstream of source)[4]
Mouth Delaware Bay
 - location Near Odessa
 - coordinates 39°26′52″N, 75°34′49″W [3]
 - elevation 0 ft (0 m) [3]

The Appoquinimink River is a river flowing to Delaware Bay in northern Delaware in the United States. The river is 16.6 miles (27 km) long and drains an area of 47 square miles (122 km²) on the Atlantic Coastal Plain.

The Appoquinimink flows for its entire length in southern New Castle County. It rises approximately 2 miles (3 km) west of Townsend and flows generally eastwardly, south of Middletown and past Odessa, to its mouth at the northern end of Delaware Bay, approximately 3 miles (5 km) east of Odessa.[5] In its upper course the river passes through two man-made lakes, Wiggins Mill Pond[4] and Noxontown Lake;[6] the river is tidal to the dam at Noxontown Lake, and salinity from Delaware Bay typically affects the lowermost 5 miles (8 km) of the river.[7] The lower 7 miles (11 km) of the river are considered to be navigable by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.[8]

It collects three named tributaries along its course:[5] From the north, Deep Creek, 4.2 miles (6.8 km) long[1] (also known historically as the North Appoquinimink River[9]); and Drawyers Creek,[10] 8.2 miles (13.2 km) long;[1] and from the south, Hangmans Run.[11]

According to 2002 data from the United States Environmental Protection Agency, 54.9% of the Appoquinimink River watershed is occupied by agricultural uses (predominantly soybeans, corn, and wheat); 15.1% is residential; 9.9% is wetland; and 8.8% is forested.[12]

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[edit] Variant names and spellings

The United States Board on Geographic Names issued a decision clarifying the stream's name in 1950. According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Appoquinimink River has also been known historically as:[3]

  • Apequinemy River
  • Apoquemene Creek
  • Apoquiminy Creek
  • Apoquin Creek
  • Apoquinemy Creek
  • Apoquinimune Creek
  • Apoqunimy Creek
  • Appaquinimink Creek
  • Appoquenema Kill
  • Appoquenimi Creeke
  • Appoquinimink Creek
  • Appoquinimunk Creek
  • Appquenemink Creek
  • Drawyer Creek
  • Minques Kil
  • Minques Kill
  • Opoquenin Creek
  • Opoquimony Creek
  • Opoquimorn Creek
  • Oppequimina Creek
  • Oppoquenmin Creek
  • Oppoquenmink River

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c United States Environmental Protection Agency (December 2003). Nutrient and Dissolved Oxygen TMDL Development for Appoquinimink River, Delaware. Appendix B, pp. 2-3.. Retrieved on 2007-02-05.
  2. ^ United States Environmental Protection Agency (December 2003). Nutrient and Dissolved Oxygen TMDL Development for Appoquinimink River, Delaware. Executive Summary, p.ii.. Retrieved on 2007-02-05.
  3. ^ a b c d Geographic Names Information System. GNIS entry for Appoquinimink River (Feature ID #213568). Retrieved on 2007-02-05.
  4. ^ a b Geographic Names Information System. GNIS entry for Wiggins Mill Pond (Feature ID #216865). Retrieved on 2007-02-05.
  5. ^ a b DeLorme (2004). Maryland Delaware Atlas & Gazetteer. p.61, pp.78-79. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-279-X.
  6. ^ Geographic Names Information System. GNIS entry for Noxontown Lake (Feature ID #214395). Retrieved on 2007-02-05.
  7. ^ United States Environmental Protection Agency (December 2003). Nutrient and Dissolved Oxygen TMDL Development for Appoquinimink River, Delaware. Section One, pp.1-3.. Retrieved on 2007-02-05.
  8. ^ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District. Navigable waterways of the Philadelphia District.. Retrieved on 2007-02-05.
  9. ^ Geographic Names Information System. GNIS entry for Deep Creek (Feature ID #213864). Retrieved on 2007-02-05.
  10. ^ Geographic Names Information System. GNIS entry for Drawyers Creek (Feature ID #213905). Retrieved on 2007-02-05.
  11. ^ Geographic Names Information System. GNIS entry for Hangmans Run (Feature ID #214053). Retrieved on 2007-02-05.
  12. ^ United States Environmental Protection Agency (December 2003). Nutrient and Dissolved Oxygen TMDL Development for Appoquinimink River, Delaware. Section Two, p.4.. Retrieved on 2007-02-05.

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