| Perkins Run | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Delaware River |
| Map Size: | 180 |
| Map Alt: | Map of Perkins Run mouth |
| Pushpin Map: | Delaware#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 180 |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Perkins 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: | Arden Ardencroft Holly Oak |
| Length: | 3.03miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 2.71cuft/s at mouth with Delaware River[2] |
| Source1: | South Branch Naamans Creek divide |
| Source1 Location: | Arden, Delaware |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 39.8133°N -75.4989°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 320feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Delaware River |
| Mouth Location: | about 0.2 miles east of Holly Oak, Delaware |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 39.7853°N -75.47°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 0feet |
| Progression: | southeast |
| River System: | Delaware River |
| Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
| Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges: | Durboraw Road, Avery Lane, Veale Road, I-95, Parkside Boulevard, Garfield Avenue, Lincoln Avenue, Philadelphia Pike, Devon Road, Governor Printz Boulevard, I-495 |
Perkins Run is a 3.03miles long 2nd order tributary to the Delaware River in New Castle County, Delaware. The run is named for the Perkins Farm that was located near the mouth.[3] [5]
Perkins Run rises on the South Branch Naamans Creek divide in Arden, Delaware. Perkins Creek then flows southeast to meet the Delaware River about 0.2 miles east of Holly Oak.[4]
Perkins Run drains of area, receives about 46.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 458.40 and is about 16.7% forested.[2]