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Simons River
Location of Simons River mouth with Delaware Bay
Location of Simons River mouth with Delaware Bay
Location of Simons River mouth with Delaware Bay
Location of Simons River mouth with Delaware Bay
Country United States
State Delaware
County Kent
Physical characteristics
Main source 39°12′46″N 075°25′48″W / 39.21278°N 75.43000°W / 39.21278; -75.43000
River mouth 4.7 miles northeast of Little Creek, Delaware
sea level (0 ft.)
39°13′23″N 075°24′15″W / 39.22306°N 75.40417°W / 39.22306; -75.40417
Length 1.8 miles
Basin features
River system Delaware River

The Simons River is a short river in Delaware in the United States, approximately 3 mi (5 km) long. It drains a wetlands area on the southern shore of Delaware Bay.

It is formed in Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge approximately 5 mi (8 km) northwest of Dover, Delaware, by the confluence of Herring Branch and Green Creek. It flows in a serpentine course to the Delaware. The river is flanked on the north by the mouth of the Leipsic River.

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