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Muddy Run (Christina River tributary)

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River in Delaware, United States
Muddy Run
Tributary to Christina River
Image of Muddy RunMuddy Run south of Reybold Road
Location of Muddy Run mouthLocation of Muddy Run mouthShow map of DelawareLocation of Muddy Run mouthLocation of Muddy Run mouthShow map of the United States
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Physical characteristics
SourcePersimmon Run divide
 • locationPond at Summit View, Delaware
 • coordinates39°38′30″N 075°46′16″W / 39.64167°N 75.77111°W / 39.64167; -75.77111
 • elevation155 ft (47 m)
MouthChristina River
 • locationHeather Woods, Delaware
 • coordinates39°37′54″N 075°41′51″W / 39.63167°N 75.69750°W / 39.63167; -75.69750
 • elevation18 ft (5.5 m)
Length6.61 mi (10.64 km)
Basin size14.95 square miles (38.7 km)
Discharge 
 • locationChristina River
 • average7.92 cu ft/s (0.224 m/s) at mouth with Christina River
Basin features
Progressionsouth then northeast
River systemChristina River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightBelltown Run
WaterbodiesSunset Lake
BridgesI-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

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

Muddy Run drains 14.95 square miles (38.7 km) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 581.51 and is about 23.1% forested.

See also

Maps

Course of Muddy Run (Christina River tributary)
Watershed of Muddy Run (Christina River tributary)

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Muddy Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Muddy Run Topo Map, New Castle County DE (Newark East Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Muddy Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
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