Watershed Description

Stoney Creek is a small urban Piedmont watershed in northern Delaware.

Watershed Area:  4,528 acres (1,832 hectares)

Location:  Northern New Castle County in northern Delaware between Shellpot Creek on the west and Naamans Creek on the east.

Flow Direction:  South towards the Delaware River.

Characteristics:  Urban watershed with steep slopes and rolling hills lowering towards Delaware Bay.

Major Vegetation Communities/Land Covers

 

Cultivated lawn and impervious surface rank as #1 and #2 showing the developed nature of the watershed.  Northeastern Modified Successional Forest is ranked #3 but far below the two top land covers in area.  Northern Piedmont Mesic Oak-Beech Forest is ranked #4.  Northeastern Old Field finishes the list at #5.

Stoney Creek Vegetation Communities/Land Covers (Top 5 for 2007)
Vegetation Community/Land Cover	Acres	Hectares
Cultivated Lawn	2,176.00	881.00
Impervious Surface	1,727.00	700.00
Northeastern Modified Successional Forest	218.00	88.00
Northern Piedmont Mesic Oak-Beech Forest	183.00	74.00
Northeastern Old Field	94.00	38.00

*The table above is subject to change with more watershed mapping.

Managed Lands

 

• Bellevue State Park
• Prior Tract Park
• River Road Park

Links of Interest

 

• None

Vegetation Community/Land Cover Maps Available

 

One vegetation community/land cover map based on 2007 aerial imagery is available in .pdf format.  The map is in the process of completion and is provided “as is” for informational purposes.  Email robcoxe@baccharisconsulting.com for shapefile requests.