Beaver Creek
Tributary to Brandywine Creek
Map of Beaver Creek mouth location
Map of Beaver Creek mouth location
Location of Beaver Creek mouth
Map of Beaver Creek mouth location
Map of Beaver Creek mouth location
Beaver Creek (Brandywine Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Physical characteristics
SourceHarvey Run and Webb Creek divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles north-northwest of Elam, Pennsylvania[1]
 • coordinates39°51′40″N 075°32′41″W / 39.86111°N 75.54472°W / 39.86111; -75.54472[2]
 • elevation342 ft (104 m)[1]
MouthBrandywine Creek
 • location
about 0.5 miles east of Granoque, Delaware[3]
 • coordinates
39°50′04″N 075°34′36″W / 39.83444°N 75.57667°W / 39.83444; -75.57667[2]
 • elevation
141 ft (43 m)[3]
Length2.62 mi (4.22 km)[4]
Basin size4.08 square miles (10.6 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationBrandywine Creek
 • average6.43 cu ft/s (0.182 m3/s) at mouth with Brandywine Creek[5]
Basin features
Progressionsouthwest[4]
River systemDelaware River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesHeyburn Road, Smith Bridge Road, Creek Road

Beaver Creek is a 2.62 mi (4.22 km) long 2nd order tributary to Brandywine Creek in New Castle County, Delaware.

Course

Beaver Creek rises about 0.5 miles north-northwest of Elam, Pennsylvania in Delaware County[1] and then flows southwest to join Brandywine Creek about 0.5 miles east of Granoque, Delaware in New Castle County.[3]

Watershed

Beaver Creek drains 4.08 square miles (10.6 km2) of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 410.33 and is about 43% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Beaver Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  4. 1 2 "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 "Beaver Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 9 December 2020.



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