Broadkill River
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The Broadkill River is a river, approximately 15 mi (24 km) long, in southern Delaware in the United States. Its name probably comes from the Dutch word "kill" meaning a stream.
It rises in central Sussex County, approximately 4 mi (6 km) north of Georgetown. It flows ENE, past Reddan State Forest and through Milton, its head of navigation. The river approaches to within 0.25 (0.5 km) of Delaware Bay, then skirts the shore to the southeast for approximately 1 mi (1.6 km) before entering the bay, approximately 1 mi (1.6 km) northwest of Lewes. The mouth of the river is surrounded by extensive salt marshes, protected as part of Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge and Beach Plum Island Nature Preserve. The United States Coast Guard maintains a station near the mouth of the river.
The mouth of the river is connected by the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal to Rehoboth Bay, forming part of the Intercoastal Waterway.
In the 19th century the river was the center of a regional shipbuilding industry, arising from the access it furnished to inland forests. The town of Milton hosts an annual canoe race on the river.
See also
External link
- State of Delaware: Shipbuilding on the Broadkill (http://www.state.de.us/sos/dpa/markers/sc/SHIPBUILDING%20ON%20THE%20BROADKILL%20SC%20143.shtml)