Herring Run (Blackbird Creek tributary)

Herring Run is a 2.26-mile-long (3.64 km) tributary to Blackbird Creek in northern Delaware in the United States.

Herring Run Tributary to Blackbird Creek
Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	New Castle
Physical characteristics
Source	On divide between Herring Run and Appoquinimink River
• location	about 0.5 miles east of Townsend, Delaware
• coordinates	39°23′49″N 075°40′33″W
• elevation	70 ft (21 m)
Mouth	Blackbird Creek
• location	about 0.5 miles east of H&H Corner, Delaware
• coordinates	39°23′00″N 075°38′31″W
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)
Length	2.26 mi (3.64 km)
Basin size	10.29 square miles (26.7 km2)
Discharge
• location	Blackbird Creek
• average	2.42 cu ft/s (0.069 m3/s) at mouth with Blackbird Creek
Basin features
Progression	Blackbird Creek → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Delaware River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	DE 1, US 13, Union Church Road

Course

Herring Run rises east of Townsend in southern New Castle County, Delaware and flows southeast to meet Blackbird Creek east of H&H Corner.

Watershed

The Herring Run watershed is about 26% forested and 64% agricultural with the rest being other land uses. The watershed receives approximately 43.4 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 602.69.

See also

• List of Delaware rivers

Maps

Course and Watershed of Herring Run (Blackbird Creek tributary) in New Castle County, Delaware

External links

• Delaware Watersheds: Blackbird Creek Archived 2019-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
• Blackbird-Millington Corridor Conservation Area Plan