Rocky Run Tributary to Brandywine Creek | |
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![]() Rocky Run in New Castle County, Delaware | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Delaware |
County | New Castle |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | South Branch Naamans Creek divide |
• location | Devonshire, Delaware [2] |
• coordinates | 39°49′30″N 075°32′01″W / 39.82500°N 75.53361°W [1] |
• elevation | 380 ft (120 m) [2] |
Mouth | Brandywine Creek |
• location | about 0.25 miles northwest of Tavistock, Delaware [3] |
• coordinates | 39°48′40″N 075°33′59″W / 39.81111°N 75.56639°W [1] |
• elevation | 135 ft (41 m) [3] |
Length | 2.30 mi (3.70 km) [4] |
Basin size | 1.67 square miles (4.3 km2) [5] |
Discharge | |
• location | Brandywine Creek |
• average | 2.65 cu ft/s (0.075 m3/s) at mouth with Brandywine Creek [5] |
Basin features | |
Progression | west-southwest [4] |
River system | Delaware River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | Hurricane Run |
Bridges | Shipley Road, Tunison Drive, Rockfield Drive S, US 202 |
Rocky Run is a stream in northern New Castle County, Delaware. [6] The stream flows for several miles through Brandywine Creek State Park and part of First State National Historical Park before feeding the larger Brandywine Creek. [7] [8] [9] Rocky Run itself is fed by Hurricane Run, also located in Brandywine Creek State Park. [8]
Rocky Run rises in Devonshire, Delaware in Devon Park [2] and then flows west-southwest to join Brandywine Creek about 0.25 miles northwest of Tavistock. [3]
Rocky Run drains 1.67 square miles (4.3 km2) of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 477.25 and is about 31% forested. [5]
Rocky Run Tributary to Brandywine Creek | |
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![]() Rocky Run in New Castle County, Delaware | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Delaware |
County | New Castle |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | South Branch Naamans Creek divide |
• location | Devonshire, Delaware [2] |
• coordinates | 39°49′30″N 075°32′01″W / 39.82500°N 75.53361°W [1] |
• elevation | 380 ft (120 m) [2] |
Mouth | Brandywine Creek |
• location | about 0.25 miles northwest of Tavistock, Delaware [3] |
• coordinates | 39°48′40″N 075°33′59″W / 39.81111°N 75.56639°W [1] |
• elevation | 135 ft (41 m) [3] |
Length | 2.30 mi (3.70 km) [4] |
Basin size | 1.67 square miles (4.3 km2) [5] |
Discharge | |
• location | Brandywine Creek |
• average | 2.65 cu ft/s (0.075 m3/s) at mouth with Brandywine Creek [5] |
Basin features | |
Progression | west-southwest [4] |
River system | Delaware River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | Hurricane Run |
Bridges | Shipley Road, Tunison Drive, Rockfield Drive S, US 202 |
Rocky Run is a stream in northern New Castle County, Delaware. [6] The stream flows for several miles through Brandywine Creek State Park and part of First State National Historical Park before feeding the larger Brandywine Creek. [7] [8] [9] Rocky Run itself is fed by Hurricane Run, also located in Brandywine Creek State Park. [8]
Rocky Run rises in Devonshire, Delaware in Devon Park [2] and then flows west-southwest to join Brandywine Creek about 0.25 miles northwest of Tavistock. [3]
Rocky Run drains 1.67 square miles (4.3 km2) of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 477.25 and is about 31% forested. [5]