GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -The river constitutes in part the boundary between Pennsylvania and New York, the boundary between New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and, for a few miles, the boundary between Delaware and New Jersey. The river’s course is basically to the south.

Detailed explanation-2: -It flows through five U.S. states including Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Maryland, and Delaware.

Detailed explanation-3: -While going through a few names, the Delaware River is named after Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr who was Virginia colony’s first royal governor. Over the years the Delaware River has been instrumental in the social and economic development of the Mid-Atlantic region.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Delaware River Watershed (12, 800 square miles) covers parts of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. About one-fifth of the upper watershed lies within New York State. These headwaters originate in the Catskill Mountains and eventually flow into Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.