Beaver Creek (Brandywine Creek tributary) explained

Beaver Creek
Name Other:Tributary to Brandywine Creek
Map Size:180
Pushpin Map:Delaware#USA
Pushpin Map Size:180
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Beaver Creek mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Beaver Creek mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Delaware
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:New Castle
Length:2.62miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Brandywine Creek
Discharge1 Avg:6.43cuft/s at mouth with Brandywine Creek[2]
Source1:Harvey Run and Webb Creek divide
Source1 Location:about 0.5 miles north-northwest of Elam, Pennsylvania[3]
Source1 Coordinates:39.8611°N -75.5447°W[4]
Source1 Elevation:342feet
Mouth:Brandywine Creek
Mouth Location:about 0.5 miles east of Granoque, Delaware[5]
Mouth Coordinates:39.8344°N -75.5767°W
Mouth Elevation:141feet
Progression:southwest
River System:Delaware River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Heyburn Road, Smith Bridge Road, Creek Road

Beaver Creek is a 2.62miles 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[3] and then flows southwest to join Brandywine Creek about 0.5 miles east of Granoque, Delaware in New Castle County.[5]

Watershed

Beaver Creek drains of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 410.33 and is about 43% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

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