| Beaver Creek Tributary to Brandywine Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Beaver Creek mouthShow map of Delaware Beaver Creek (Brandywine Creek tributary) (the United States)Show map of the United States | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | New Castle |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Harvey Run and Webb Creek divide |
| • location | about 0.5 miles north-northwest of Elam, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 39°51′40″N 075°32′41″W / 39.86111°N 75.54472°W / 39.86111; -75.54472 |
| • elevation | 342 ft (104 m) |
| Mouth | Brandywine Creek |
| • location | about 0.5 miles east of Granoque, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 39°50′04″N 075°34′36″W / 39.83444°N 75.57667°W / 39.83444; -75.57667 |
| • elevation | 141 ft (43 m) |
| Length | 2.62 mi (4.22 km) |
| Basin size | 4.08 square miles (10.6 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Brandywine Creek |
| • average | 6.43 cu ft/s (0.182 m/s) at mouth with Brandywine Creek |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | southwest |
| River system | Delaware River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Heyburn Road, Smith Bridge Road, Creek Road |
Beaver Creek is a 2.62 mi (4.22 km) long 2nd order tributary to Brandywine Creek in New Castle County, Delaware.
Course
Beaver Creek rises about 0.5 miles north-northwest of Elam, Pennsylvania in Delaware County and then flows southwest to join Brandywine Creek about 0.5 miles east of Granoque, Delaware in New Castle County.
Watershed
Beaver Creek drains 4.08 square miles (10.6 km) of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 410.33 and is about 43% forested.
See also
References
- ^ "GNIS Detail - Beaver Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Beaver Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
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