Rocky Run
Tributary to Brandywine Creek
Rocky Run in New Castle County, Delaware
Map of Turkey Run mouth location
Map of Turkey Run mouth location
Location of Rocky Run mouth
Map of Turkey Run mouth location
Map of Turkey Run mouth location
Rocky Run (Brandywine Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Physical characteristics
SourceSouth Branch Naamans Creek divide
 • locationDevonshire, Delaware[1]
 • coordinates39°49′30″N 075°32′01″W / 39.82500°N 75.53361°W / 39.82500; -75.53361[2]
 • elevation380 ft (120 m)[1]
MouthBrandywine 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 / 39.81111; -75.56639[2]
 • elevation
135 ft (41 m)[3]
Length2.30 mi (3.70 km)[4]
Basin size1.67 square miles (4.3 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationBrandywine Creek
 • average2.65 cu ft/s (0.075 m3/s) at mouth with Brandywine Creek[5]
Basin features
Progressionwest-southwest[4]
River systemDelaware River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightHurricane Run
BridgesShipley Road, Tunison Drive, Rockfield Drive S, US 202

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]

Course

Rocky Run rises in Devonshire, Delaware in Devon Park[1] and then flows west-southwest to join Brandywine Creek about 0.25 miles northwest of Tavistock.[3]

Watershed

Rocky 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

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Rocky Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  4. 1 2 "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 "Rocky Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Rocky Run". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
  7. ↑ Heck, L. W. (1966). Delaware Place Names. U.S. Government Printing Office.
  8. 1 2 "Rocky Run Mountain Bike Trail, Greenville, Delaware". MTB Project. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
  9. ↑ "Rocky Run, New Castle County, Delaware, Stream [Wilmington North USGS Topographic Map] by MyTopo". www.mytopo.com. Retrieved 2019-05-24.


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