Appoquinimink River || Army Creek || Blackbird Creek || Broadkill River || C and D Canal East || Cedar Creek || Delaware Bay Drainage || Delaware River Drainage || Dragon Run Creek || Leipsic River || Little Creek || Mispillion River || Murderkill River || Red Lion Creek || Smyrna River || St. Jones River
The Blackbird Creek watershed drains a portion of southern New Castle County. Blackbird Creek flows into the Delaware River just upstream from Delaware Bay.
The Blackbird Creek watershed is dominated by forest, wetlands and agriculture.
Plants and Wildlife
Recreation and Culture
View of Blackbird Creek from Delaware Wildlands Roberts Farm
Photo credit: Brenna Ness
Square Miles: 31.0
Counties: DE: New Castle
*Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019.
Land cover (total)†
†Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office for Coastal Management. 2016 C-CAP Regional Land Cover. Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP) Regional Land Cover..