Muddy Run (Christina River tributary)
Appearance
Muddy Run Tributary to Christina River | |
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![]() Muddy Run south of Reybold Road | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Delaware |
County | New Castle |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Persimmon Run divide |
• location | Pond at Summit View, Delaware |
• coordinates | 39°38′30″N 075°46′16″W / 39.64167°N 75.77111°W[1] |
• elevation | 155 ft (47 m)[2] |
Mouth | Christina River |
• location | Heather Woods, Delaware |
• coordinates | 39°37′54″N 075°41′51″W / 39.63167°N 75.69750°W[1] |
• elevation | 18 ft (5.5 m)[2] |
Length | 6.61 mi (10.64 km)[3] |
Basin size | 14.95 square miles (38.7 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Christina River |
• average | 7.92 cu ft/s (0.224 m3/s) at mouth with Christina River[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | south then northeast |
River system | Christina River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | Belltown Run |
Waterbodies | Sunset Lake |
Bridges | I-95, Welsh Tract Road, Smith Way, Old Baltimore Pike, Bartley Drive, Pencader Drive, Glasgow Avenue, DE 896, GBC Drive, DE 72, Salem Church Road |
Muddy Run is a 6.61-mile-long (10.64 km) stream in northern New Castle County, Delaware in the United States.
Course
[edit]Muddy Run rises on the Persimmon Run divide in New Castle County, Delaware and flows south then northeast to meet the Christina River at Heather Woods.
Watershed
[edit]Muddy Run drains 14.95 square miles (38.7 km2) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 581.51 and is about 23.1% forested.[4]
See also
[edit]Maps
[edit]![](http://up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Course_of_Muddy_Run_%28Christina_River_tributary%29.gif/220px-Course_of_Muddy_Run_%28Christina_River_tributary%29.gif)
![](http://up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Watershed_of_Muddy_Run_%28Christina_River_tributary%29.gif/220px-Watershed_of_Muddy_Run_%28Christina_River_tributary%29.gif)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Muddy Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Muddy Run Topo Map, New Castle County DE (Newark East Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Muddy Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 March 2020.