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 Tributary to Brandywine Creek | |
|---|---|
 Rocky Run in New Castle County, Delaware | |
  Location of Rocky Run mouth  Rocky Run (Brandywine Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| 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 |
Course
editRocky 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]
Watershed
editRocky 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]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Rocky Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Rocky Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ "Rocky Run". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- ^ Heck, L. W. (1966). Delaware Place Names. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ a b "Rocky Run Mountain Bike Trail, Greenville, Delaware". MTB Project. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
- ^ "Rocky Run, New Castle County, Delaware, Stream [Wilmington North USGS Topographic Map] by MyTopo". www.mytopo.com. Retrieved 2019-05-24.