Puncheon Run | |
Name Other: | Tributary to St. Jones River |
Map Size: | 180 |
Map Alt: | Map of Puncheon Run mouth |
Pushpin Map: | Delaware#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 180 |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Puncheon Run mouth |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Delaware |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Kent |
Subdivision Type4: | City |
Subdivision Name4: | Dover |
Length: | 3.27miles[1] |
Discharge1 Avg: | 4.86cuft/s at mouth with Puncheon Run[2] |
Source1: | Cahoon Branch divide |
Source1 Location: | about 1 mile southwest of Dover, Delaware |
Source1 Coordinates: | 39.1406°N -75.5661°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 44feet[4] |
Mouth: | St. Jones River |
Mouth Location: | Dover, Delaware |
Mouth Coordinates: | 39.1397°N -75.5111°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 0feet |
Progression: | St. Jones River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | St. Jones River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Wyoming Mill Road, New Burton Road, US 13, Puncheon Run Connector, South State Street |
Puncheon Run is a 3.27miles long 2nd order tributary to the St. Jones River in Kent County, Delaware.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
Puncheon Run rises on the Cahoon Branch divide about 1 mile southwest of Dover, Delaware.[4]
Puncheon Run drains of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 627.80 and is about 4.3% forested.[2]