Hangmans Run
Tributary to Appoquinimink River
Location of Hangmans Run mouth
Location of Hangmans Run mouth
Location of Hangmans Run mouth
Location of Hangmans Run mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Physical characteristics
SourceBeaver Branch divide
 • locationabout 0.25 miles northeast of Fieldsboro, Delaware
 • coordinates39°25′17″N 075°39′07″W / 39.42139°N 75.65194°W / 39.42139; -75.65194[1]
 • elevation31 ft (9.4 m)[2]
MouthAppoquinimink River
 • location
about 0.5 miles southeast of Thomas Landing, Delaware
 • coordinates
39°26′49″N 075°36′07″W / 39.44694°N 75.60194°W / 39.44694; -75.60194[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length3.64 mi (5.86 km)[3]
Basin size45.21 square miles (117.1 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • average4.70 cu ft/s (0.133 m3/s) at mouth with Appoquinmink River[4]
Basin features
Progressionnortheast
River systemAppoquinimink River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesTaylors Bridge Road

Hangmans Run is a 3.64 mi (5.86 km) long 1st order tributary to Appoquinimink River in New Castle County, Delaware.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Damascus Creek

Course

Hangmans Run rises on the Beaver Branch divide about 0.25 miles northeast of Fieldsboro in New Castle County, Delaware. Hangmans Run then flows northeast to meet the Appoquinimink River about 0.5 miles southeast of Thomas Landing, Delaware.[2]

Watershed

Hangmans Run drains 45.21 square miles (117.1 km2) of area, receives about 43.2 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 612.35 and is about 5.5% forested.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "GNIS Detail - Hangmans Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Hangmans Run Topo Map, New Castle County DE (Taylors Bridge Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Hangmans Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 2 March 2020.



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