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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.

Additional Information

Mapping Resources

Find Your Watershed

A Delaware Watershed Story

Delaware's Changing Landscape Web Application

Delaware Water Quality Portal

Chesapeake Bay Watershed Best Management Practices

Data and Other Resources