Swan Creek (Mispillion River tributary)
{{Short description|Stream in Delaware, USA}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Swan Creek
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| name_other = Tributary to Mispillion River
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| pushpin_map = USA Delaware#USA
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Swan Creek mouth
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = United States
| subdivision_type2 = State
| subdivision_name2 = Delaware
| subdivision_type3 = County
| subdivision_name3 = Kent
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| discharge1_location = Mispillion River
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| discharge1_avg = {{convert|6.41|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}} at mouth with Mispillion River{{cite web |title=Swan Creek Watershed Report |url=https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=8077568 |website=Waters Geoviewer |publisher=US EPA |accessdate=24 March 2020}}
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| source1 = outlet of Tubmill Pond
| source1_location = about 0.5 miles south of Lynch Heights, Delaware
| source1_coordinates = {{coord|38|56|32|N|075|25|40|W|display=inline}}{{cite web |title=GNIS Detail - Swan Creek |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:22609296143428::NO::P3_FID,P3_TITLE:214711,Swan%20Creek |website=geonames.usgs.gov |publisher=US Geological Survey |accessdate=24 March 2020}}
| source1_elevation = {{convert|10|ft|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=Swan Creek Topo Map, Kent County DE (Milford Area) |url=https://www.topozone.com/delaware/kent-de/stream/swan-creek-6/ |website=TopoZone |publisher=Locality, LLC |accessdate=24 March 2020 |language=en |archive-date=12 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812140744/https://www.topozone.com/delaware/kent-de/stream/swan-creek-6/ |url-status=live }}
| mouth = Mispillion River
| mouth_location = New Wharf, Delaware
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|38|56|14|N|075|24|11|W|display=inline,title}}
| mouth_elevation = {{convert|0|ft|abbr=on}}
| progression = east
| river_system = Mispillion River
| basin_size = {{convert|5.09|sqmi}}
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| tributaries_left = Tubmill Branch
| tributaries_right = unnamed tributaries
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| bridges = DE 1, New Wharf Road
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Swan Creek is a {{convert|1.84|mi|km|abbr=on}} long 2nd order tributary to the Mispillion River in Kent County, Delaware.
Course
Watershed
Swan Creek drains {{convert|5.09|sqmi}} of area, receives about 45.7 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 555.50 and is about 8.8% forested.
