Red Clay Creek
| Red Clay Creek Tributary to White Clay Creek | |
|---|---|
Location of Red Clay Creek mouth Red Clay Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | New Castle |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | confluence of East and West Branches of Red Clay Creek |
| • location | Southridge, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 39°49′04″N 075°41′33″W / 39.81778°N 75.69250°W |
| • elevation | 200 ft (61 m) |
| Mouth | White Clay Creek |
• location | Stanton, Delaware |
• coordinates | 39°42′29″N 075°38′45″W / 39.70806°N 75.64583°W |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Length | 12.7 mi (20.4 km) |
| Basin size | 54.53 square miles (141.2 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 74.57 cu ft/s (2.112 m3/s) at mouth with White Clay Creek |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | White Clay Creek → Christina River → Delaware River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Christina River |
| Landmarks | Mount Cuba |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | East Branch Red Clay Creek Burrows Run |
| • right | West Branch Red Clay Creek Hyde Run |
Red Clay Creek is a 12.7-mile-long (20.4 km) tributary of White Clay Creek, running through southeastern Pennsylvania and northern Delaware in the United States. As of 2000, portions of the creek are under wildlife habitat protection.