Simons River
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
Length1.8 miles[1]
Source1 coordinates39°12′46″N 075°25′48″W[2]
Mouth location4.7 miles northeast of Little Creek, Delaware[2]>
Mouth coordinates39°13′23″N 075°24′15″W[2]
Mouth elevationsea level (0 ft.)
River systemDelaware River

The Simons River is a short river in Delaware in the United States, approximately 3 mi (5 km) long. It drains a wetlands area on the southern shore of Delaware Bay.

It is formed in Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge approximately 5 mi (8 km) northwest of Dover, Delaware, by the confluence of Herring Branch and Green Creek. It flows in a serpentine course to the Delaware. The river is flanked on the north by the mouth of the Leipsic River.

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References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Simons River". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey.
  2. ^ "GNIS Detail - Simons River". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 May 2019.