Chestnut Run (Little Mill Creek tributary) explained

Chestnut Run
Name Other:Tributary to Little Mill Creek
Map Size:180
Map Alt:Map of Chestnut Run mouth
Pushpin Map:Delaware#USA
Pushpin Map Size:180
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Chestnut 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:Elsmere
Length:1.63miles[1]
Discharge1 Avg:1.74cuft/s at mouth with Little Mill Creek[2]
Source1:Brandywine Creek divide
Source1 Location:Silverbrook, Delaware
Source1 Coordinates:39.7594°N -75.5997°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:150feet[4]
Mouth:Little Mill Creek
Mouth Location:Elsmere, Delaware
Mouth Coordinates:39.7367°N -75.6067°W
Mouth Elevation:75feet
Progression:southwest
River System:Christina River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:DE 48
Oak Hill Drive
DE 34
Jefferson Avenue
DE 2
Forest Avenue

Chestnut Run is a 1.63miles long 2nd order tributary to Little Mill Creek in New Castle County, Delaware.

Course

Chestnut Run rises on the Brandywine Creek divide at Silverside in New Castle County, Delaware. Chestnut Run then flows southwest to meet Little Mill Creek at Elsmere, Delaware.[4]

Watershed

Chestnut Run drains of area, receives about 46.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 487.43 and is about 12.4% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 29 February 2020.
  2. Web site: Chestnut Run Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 29 February 2020 . en.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Chestnut Run . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 29 February 2020.
  4. Web site: Little Mill Creek Topo Map, New Castle County DE (Wilmington South Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 29 February 2020 . en.