Rocky Run (Brandywine Creek tributary) explained

Rocky Run
Name Other:Tributary to Brandywine Creek
Map Size:180
Pushpin Map:Delaware#USA
Pushpin Map Size:180
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Rocky Run mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Turkey Run mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Delaware
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:New Castle
Length:2.3miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Brandywine Creek
Discharge1 Avg:2.65cuft/s at mouth with Brandywine Creek[2]
Source1:South Branch Naamans Creek divide
Source1 Location:Devonshire, Delaware[3]
Source1 Coordinates:39.825°N -75.5336°W[4]
Source1 Elevation:380feet
Mouth:Brandywine Creek
Mouth Location:about 0.25 miles northwest of Tavistock, Delaware[5]
Mouth Coordinates:39.8111°N -75.5664°W
Mouth Elevation:135feet
Progression:west-southwest
River System:Delaware River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:Hurricane Run
Bridges:Shipley Road, Tunison Drive, Rockfield Drive S, US 202

Rocky Run is a stream in northern New Castle County, Delaware. The stream flows for several miles through Brandywine Creek State Park and part of First State National Historical Park before feeding the larger Brandywine Creek.[6] [7] [8] Rocky Run itself is fed by Hurricane Run, also located in Brandywine Creek State Park.

Course

Rocky Run rises in Devonshire, Delaware in Devon Park[3] and then flows west-southwest to join Brandywine Creek about 0.25 miles northwest of Tavistock.[5]

Watershed

Rocky Run drains of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 477.25 and is about 31% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 6 December 2020.
  2. Web site: Rocky Run Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 6 December 2020.
  3. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 6 December 2020 . en.
  4. Web site: GNIS Detail - Rocky Run . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 6 December 2020.
  5. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 6 December 2020 . en.
  6. Book: Heck, L. W.. Delaware Place Names. 1966. U.S. Government Printing Office. en.
  7. Web site: Rocky Run Mountain Bike Trail, Greenville, Delaware. MTB Project. 2019-05-24.
  8. Web site: Rocky Run, New Castle County, Delaware, Stream [Wilmington North USGS Topographic Map] by MyTopo]. www.mytopo.com. 2019-05-24.