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〕 | source_elevation = | source_elevation_imperial = | source_elevation_note = | source_length = | source_length_imperial = | source1_name = | source_meet = | mouth_name = Delaware Bay | mouth_location = | mouth_location_note = | mouth_country = | mouth_region = | mouth_country1 = | mouth_elevation = | mouth_elevation_imperial = 3 | mouth_elevation_note =〔 | mouth_lat_d = 38 | mouth_lat_m = 57 | mouth_lat_s = 05 | mouth_lat_NS = N | mouth_long_d = 75 | mouth_long_m = 18 | mouth_long_s = 48 | mouth_long_EW = W | mouth_coordinates_note =〔 | tributary_left = | tributary_left1 = | tributary_right = | tributary_right1 = | map = Delaware Locator Map.PNG | map_size = 280 | map_caption = Location of the mouth of the Mispillion River | map_locator = Delaware | map_first = }} The Mispillion River is a river flowing to Delaware Bay in southern Delaware in the United States. It is approximately 15 miles (24 km) long and drains an area of 76 square miles (197 km²) on the Atlantic Coastal Plain. It rises in northern Sussex County, approximately 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Milford, and flows generally east-northeastwardly, defining the boundary between Sussex and Kent counties; it passes through the center of Milford on its course to its mouth at Delaware Bay, 16 miles (26 km) northwest of Cape Henlopen.〔〔DeLorme (2004). ''Maryland Delaware Atlas & Gazetteer''. pp.52-53. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-279-X.〕 The lower 12 miles (19 km) of the river are considered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to be navigable. A boardwalk known as the Mispillion Riverwalk follows the river in Milford. , an effort was underway to preserve a greenway along the river upstream and downstream of Milford. ==Variant names and spellings== According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Mispillion River has also been known historically as:〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mispillion River」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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