Naamans Creek

Naamans Creek (spelled Naaman Creek on federal maps)^[2] is a tributary of the Delaware River that is located in northeast New Castle County, Delaware and southeast Delaware County, Pennsylvania.^[3]

Naamans Creek
Naamans Creek at Woods Haven Kruse Park
Location of Naamans Creek mouth Show map of Delaware Naamans Creek (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
State	Pennsylvania
County	New Castle, Delaware
County	Delaware, Pennsylvania
Physical characteristics
Source	confluence of West Branch and East Branch Naamans Creek
• location	Bethel Township, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	39°50′34″N 75°29′32″W[1]
Mouth	Delaware River
• location	Claymont, Delaware
• coordinates	39°48′19″N 75°26′11″W[1]
• elevation	sea level (0 ft.)
Basin features
Progression	Delaware River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Delaware River
Tributaries
• left	East Branch Naamans Creek
• right	West Branch Naamans Creek South Branch Naamans Creek

History and geography

This creek is believed to be named after a Minqua chief who befriended the Swedish settlers of the area.^[4] A large tract of land along the creek was deeded to Governor Johan Risingh by chief Peminacka in 1655.^[5]

The stream rises near the intersection of Foulk Road and Naamans Creek Road at 39°50′34″N 75°29′32″W in Bethel Township, Pennsylvania, flows through Arden, Delaware,^[6] and discharges into the Delaware River at 39°48′19″N 75°26′11″W in Claymont, Delaware.^[2]

See also

• List of rivers of Delaware
• List of rivers of Pennsylvania

References

1. "GNIS Detail - Naaman Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Naaman Creek
3. "Naamans Creek Watershed" (PDF). Delaware Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
4. Ferris, Benjamin (1987) [1846]. A history of the original settlements on the Delaware-- & a history of Wilmington. Wilmington, DE: Gateway Press ; Book orders to Delaware Genealogical Society. p. 134. OCLC 17298839, 865874829, 1013367022.
5. "State of Delaware". www.delaware.gov. Archived from the original on 3 May 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
6. Wiencek, Henry (May 1992). "Laying out the idyllic life in a latter-day Arden". Smithsonian. 23 (2). Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution: 124. ISSN 0037-7333. OCLC 265517591.