Simons River
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| map_caption = Mouth of Simons River
| map_alt = Map of Simons River mouth
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| pushpin_map_alt = Location of Simons River mouth with Delaware Bay
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| subdivision_name2 = Delaware
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| subdivision_name3 = Kent
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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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Category:Rivers of Kent County, Delaware
Category:Tributaries of Delaware Bay
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