White Clay Creek
| White Clay Creek | |
| River | |
 White Clay Creek running through Newark, Delaware
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| Country | United States |
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| States | Pennsylvania, Delaware |
| Counties | Chester, New Castle |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | East Branch White Clay Creek, Middle Run, Pike Creek, Mill Creek, Red Clay Creek |
| City | Newark, DE |
| Source | West Branch White Clay Creek |
| - location | Penn Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania |
| - coordinates | 39°48′57″N 75°52′09″W / 39.81583°N 75.86917°W |
| Secondary source | Middle Branch White Clay Creek |
| - location | Londonderry Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania |
| - coordinates | 39°51′40″N 75°52′20″W / 39.86111°N 75.87222°W |
| Source confluence | |
| - location | London Britain, Chester County, Pennsylvania |
| - elevation | 259 ft (79 m) |
| - coordinates | 39°45′59″N 75°47′41″W / 39.76639°N 75.79472°W |
| Mouth | Christina River |
| - elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| - coordinates | 39°41′51″N 75°37′19″W / 39.69750°N 75.62194°WCoordinates: 39°41′51″N 75°37′19″W / 39.69750°N 75.62194°W |
| Length | 18.5 mi (30 km) |
| Basin | 107 sq mi (277 km2) |
White Clay Creek is an 18.5-mile-long (29.8 km)tributary of the Christina River in southern Pennsylvania and northern Delaware in the United States. It is renowned for its scenic character and is largely federally protected.
The 107-square-mile (280 km2) White Clay Creek watershed is home to nearly 100,000 people and includes parts of Chester County, Pennsylvania and New Castle County, Delaware. The Pennsylvania portion still retains a rural character while the Delaware portion is more suburbanized. Sediment eroded from the rolling hills of Chester County is carried into the White Clay, probably accounting for the creek's name.
The majority of the stream is in the Piedmont region which is characterized by rolling hills, plateaus, and stream valleys. The southern portion of the stream, near Newark is in the Atlantic Coastal Plain, a relatively flat area that is dotted with large tidal wetlands. The White Clay Creek empties into the Christina River at Churchman’s Marsh.
The East Branch, 13.5 miles (21.7 km) long, arises near the hamlet of Upland in West Marlborough Township. Flowing southward, it passes through Avondale, where it is joined by Trout Run. From Avondale, the former Pomeroy and Newark Railroad, abandoned in 1939, follows the creek southward. Further south, after the confluence of Egypt Run, the creek begins to turn and meander in a narrow gorge, passing through Landenberg, formerly a mill town and the junction of the Pomeroy & Newark with the Wilmington and Western Railroad. Exiting the gorge into a broader valley, the creek receives Broad Run shortly after entering the White Clay Creek Preserve. It joins the main body of the White Clay Creek in the Preserve, at the lost community of Yeatman.
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