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Little Blue Heron – by Brian Klecan

April 9, 2015admin
Delaware Bay & Estuary's Vital Statistics

Size: 793 square miles

Population: 285887
Source: U.S. Census

Land Use:
Source: NOAA Coastal Services Center (CSC), Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP) Land Cover data based on analysis of Landsat 30m resolution imagery.

States: DE

Counties: DE: New Castle, Kent and Sussex

Delaware Bay & Estuary's Publications
  • Delaware Bay and Estuary Assessment Report
Delaware Bay & Estuary Bodies of Water
  • Delaware River
  • Army Creek
  • Red Lion Creek
  • Dragon Run Creek
  • C & D Canal East
  • Appoquinimink River
  • Delaware Bay
  • Blackbird Creek
  • Smyrna River
  • Leipsic River
  • St. Jones River
  • Little Creek
  • Murderkill River
  • Mispillion River
  • Cedar Creek
  • Broadkill River
Delaware Bay & Estuary's Watershed Partners
  • Appoquinimink River Association
  • Blackbird Creek Reserve
  • Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge
  • Delaware Nature Society
  • Delaware River Basin Commission
  • Forest Service State Forests
  • Friends of the Delaware Bay
  • Murderkill River Study Group
  • Partnership for the Delaware Estuary
  • Primehook National Wildlife Refuge
  • The Nature Conservancy

In Partnership With:

This website was created in partnership with DNREC, Division of Watershed Stewardship and the University of Delaware Water Resources Center.

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