Bogy Run Explained

Bogy Run
Name Other:Tributary to White Clay Creek
Map Size:180
Map Alt:Map of Bogy Run mouth
Pushpin Map:Delaware#USA
Pushpin Map Size:180
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Bogy Run mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Delaware
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:New Castle
Subdivision Type4:City
Subdivision Name4:Newark
Length:1.16miles[1]
Discharge1 Avg:0.63cuft/s at mouth with White Clay Creek[2]
Source1:Christina River divide
Source1 Location:Newark, Delaware
Source1 Coordinates:39.6939°N -75.7642°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:155feet[4]
Mouth:White Clay Creek
Mouth Location:Newark, Delaware
Mouth Coordinates:39.6925°N -75.7642°W
Mouth Elevation:72feet
Progression:White Clay CreekChristina RiverDelaware RiverDelaware BayAtlantic Ocean
River System:Christina River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Country Club Drive, New London Road (DE 896), North College Avenue

Bogy Run is a 1.16miles long 1st order tributary to White Clay Creek in New Castle County, Delaware.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]

Course

Bogy Run rises on the Christina River divide in Newark in New Castle County, Delaware. Bogy Run then flows southeast and then turns northeast to meet White Clay Creek at Newark, Delaware.[4]

Watershed

Bogy Run drains of area, receives about 46.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 430.04 and is about 10.8% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 1 March 2020 . 1 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190401215117/https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ada349b90c26496ea52aab66a092593b . live .
  2. Web site: Bogy Run Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 1 March 2020.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Bogy Run . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 1 March 2020.
  4. Web site: Bogy Run Topo Map, New Castle County DE (Newark West Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 1 March 2020 . en . 1 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200301161017/https://www.topozone.com/delaware/new-castle-de/stream/bogy-run/ . live .