MISPILLION RIVER

The 'Mispillion River' is a river flowing to Delaware Bay in southern Delaware in the United States. It is approximately 15 miles (24 km) long and drains an area of 76 square miles (197 km²) on the Atlantic Coastal Plain.
It rises in northern Sussex County, approximately 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Milford, and flows generally east-northeastwardly, defining the boundary between Sussex and Kent counties; it passes through the center of Milford on its course to its mouth at Delaware Bay, 16 miles (26 km) northwest of Cape Henlopen.DeLorme (2004). ''Maryland Delaware Atlas & Gazetteer''. pp.52-53. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-279-X. The lower 12 miles (19 km) of the river are considered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to be navigable.^[1]
A boardwalk known as the Mispillion Riverwalk follows the river as in Milford. As of 2003, an effort was underway to preserve a greenway along the river upstream and downstream of Milford.^[2]

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Variant names and spellings

According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Mispillion River has also been known historically as:

★ Masphilion Creek ★ Maspillon Creek ★ Mispalling Creek ★ Mispelion Creek ★ Mispelon Creek ★ Mispening Creek ★ Mispeninge Creek ★ Misperange River

★ Mispilian Creek ★ Mispliant Creek ★ Misspann Creek ★ Muskmellon Creek ★ Musmillion River ★ Musphilion Creek ★ Muspilion Creek

See also

★ List of Delaware rivers

★ Mispillion Light

References

1. Navigable waterways of the Philadelphia District. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District
2. Greenways & Trails Delaware Division of Parks and Recreation