Muddy Run is a 6.61-mile-long (10.64 km) stream in northern New Castle County, Delaware in the United States.
| Muddy Run Tributary to Christina River | |
|---|---|
 Muddy Run south of Reybold Road | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | New Castle |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Persimmon Run divide |
| • location | Pond at Summit View, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 39°38′30″N 075°46′16″W / 39.64167°N 75.77111°W[1] |
| • elevation | 155 ft (47 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Christina River |
• location | Heather Woods, Delaware |
• coordinates | 39°37′54″N 075°41′51″W / 39.63167°N 75.69750°W[1] |
• elevation | 18 ft (5.5 m)[2] |
| Length | 6.61 mi (10.64 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 14.95 square miles (38.7 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Christina River |
| • average | 7.92 cu ft/s (0.224 m3/s) at mouth with Christina River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | south then northeast |
| River system | Christina River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | Belltown Run |
| Waterbodies | Sunset Lake |
| Bridges | I-95, Welsh Tract Road, Smith Way, Old Baltimore Pike, Bartley Drive, Pencader Drive, Glasgow Avenue, DE 896, GBC Drive, DE 72, Salem Church Road |
Course
editMuddy Run rises on the Persimmon Run divide in New Castle County, Delaware and flows south then northeast to meet the Christina River at Heather Woods.
Watershed
editMuddy Run drains 14.95 square miles (38.7 km2) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 581.51 and is about 23.1% forested.[4]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Muddy Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Muddy Run Topo Map, New Castle County DE (Newark East Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Muddy Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 March 2020.