Navigable waterways of the
Philadelphia District

Channel Statement Page

Beyond the familiar names—Delaware River, C&D Canal—did you know there are 889 miles of navigable waterways within the Philadelphia District, of which 556 come under authorized district projects? Those that are scheduled for dredging or other O&M work during fiscal 2000 are highlighted in the table at right.

    LEGEND

  • N = Navigable length, main channel or sailing course in miles
  • A = Miles under authorized project
  • CLICK ON ANY UNDERLINED WATERWAY
    to view     project factsheet and/or channel statement
# WATERWAY STATE N A
1 Delaware River and Bay NY-PA-NJ-DE 333 134
2 Chesapeake & Delaware Canal
(includes Baltimore Harbor Approach Channel) 		DE-MD 18 46
3 Delaware City Branch Channel DE 2 2
4 Appoquinimink River DE 7 7
5 Broadkill River DE 11 11
6 Christina River DE 16 10
7 Indian River DE 5 5
8 Indian River Bay DE 7 7
9 Indian River Inlet DE 1 1
10 Leipsic River DE 14 14
11 Lewes & Rehoboth Canal DE 12 12
12 Little River DE 3 3
13 Mispillion River DE 12 12
14 Murderkill River DE 10 8
15 Pepper Creek DE 3 3
16 Rehoboth Bay DE 10 3
17 Roosevelt Inlet DE 1 1
18 St. Jones River DE 8 8
19 Smyrna River DE 10 9
20 Absecon Creek NJ 4 3
21 Absecon Inlet NJ 2 2
22 Alloway Creek NJ 10 10
23 Barnegat Inlet NJ 5 5
24 Big Timber Creek NJ 9 6
25 Cohansey River NJ 19 18
26 Cold Spring Inlet NJ 1 1
27 Cooper River NJ 9 2
28 Dennis Creek NJ 6 2
29 Double Creek NJ 2 1
30 Goshen Creek NJ 2 2
31 Little Salem River NJ 1 1
32 Manasquan Inlet NJ 1 1
33 Manasquan River NJ 5 2
34 Mantua Creek NJ 9 8
35 Maurice River NJ 22 22
36 New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway NJ 117 117
37 Oldmans Creek NJ 11 11
38 Raccoon Creek NJ 9 9
39 Rancocas River NJ 14 14
40 Salem River NJ 22 4
41 Toms River NJ 7 5
42 Tuckerton Creek NJ 4 4
43 Woodbury Creek NJ 4 4
44 Schuylkill River PA 110 6
  TOTAL   889 556
 
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