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Brandywine Creek [1] [2] (also called the Brandywine River) is a tributary of the Christina River in southeastern Pennsylvania and northern Delaware in the United States.The Lower Brandywine (the main stem) is 20.4 miles (32.8 km) long [3] and is a designated Pennsylvania Scenic River with several tributary streams.
The river was named for Queen Christina of Sweden. Fort Christina, the first permanent European settlement in Delaware, was established at the confluence of Brandywine Creek and the Christina River in 1638 as a part of the Swedish colony of New Sweden. The fort was captured by the Dutch in 1655, and by the English in 1664. [8]
These are streams in the watershed of Brandywine Creek (Christina River tributary). Pages in category "Tributaries of the Brandywine Creek" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
The creek starts in Suplee near Honey Brook, and joins the West Branch Brandywine Creek in Lenape. From its source, the creek flows east, then southeast, passing through the borough of Downingtown . The creek starts at an elevation of 660 feet (200 m) above sea level drops to an elevation of 174 feet (53 m) at its confluence with the West Branch.
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Delaware River. Christina River. Brandywine Creek. Pocopson Creek; East Branch Brandywine Creek. Valley Creek; West Branch Brandywine Creek. Broad Run; Buck Run
Construction has started on S. Main St. on the deteriorating bridge over the Brandywine Creek tributary. Starting July 8, Route 91 will be closed at that location for 16 days.
The Delaware River looking north above Walpack Bend near Walpack, New Jersey, where the river leaves the historic Minisink region, a buried valley eroded from the Marcellus Formation The watershed of the Delaware River drains an area of 14,119 square miles (36,570 km 2 ) and encompasses 42 counties and 838 municipalities in five U.S. states ...