Double Run (Spring Creek tributary) explained

Double Run
Name Other:Tributary to Spring Creek
Map Size:200
Pushpin Map:USA Delaware#USA
Pushpin Map Size:200
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Double Run mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Delaware
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Kent
Length:6.65miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Spring Creek
Discharge1 Avg:11.18cuft/s at mouth with Spring Creek[2]
Source1:Heron Drain divide
Source1 Location:about 0.25 miles north of Breezewood, Delaware
Source1 Coordinates:39.0553°N -75.5664°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:50feet[4]
Mouth:Spring Creek
Mouth Location:about 1.5 miles north of Frederica, Delaware
Mouth Coordinates:39.0281°N -75.4806°W
Mouth Elevation:0feet
Progression:Spring CreekMurderkill RiverDelaware BayAtlantic Ocean
River System:Murderkill River
Tributaries Left:Thorndyk Branch
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:US 13, Barney Jenkins Road, Peachtree Run, Woodlytown Road, Irish Hill Road, Barretts Chapel Road

Double Run is a 6.65miles long 2nd order tributary to Spring Creek in Kent County, Delaware.

Variant names

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

Course

Double Run rises on the Heron Drain divide about 0.25 miles north of Breezewood, Delaware. Double Run then flows east then southeast to meet Spring Creek about 1.5 miles north of Frederica, Delaware.[4]

Watershed

Double Run drains of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 575.19 and is about 9.7% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 13 March 2020.
  2. Web site: Double Run Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 13 March 2020.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Double Run . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 13 March 2020.
  4. Web site: Double Run Topo Map, Kent County DE (Frederica Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 13 March 2020 . en.