| Rocky Run Tributary to Brandywine Creek | |
|---|---|
 Rocky Run in New Castle County, Delaware | |
  Location of Rocky Run mouthShow map of Delaware Rocky Run (Brandywine Creek tributary) (the United States)Show map of the United States | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | New Castle |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | South Branch Naamans Creek divide |
| • location | Devonshire, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 39°49′30″N 075°32′01″W / 39.82500°N 75.53361°W / 39.82500; -75.53361 |
| • elevation | 380 ft (120 m) |
| Mouth | Brandywine Creek |
| • location | about 0.25 miles northwest of Tavistock, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 39°48′40″N 075°33′59″W / 39.81111°N 75.56639°W / 39.81111; -75.56639 |
| • elevation | 135 ft (41 m) |
| Length | 2.30 mi (3.70 km) |
| Basin size | 1.67 square miles (4.3 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Brandywine Creek |
| • average | 2.65 cu ft/s (0.075 m/s) at mouth with Brandywine Creek |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | west-southwest |
| River system | Delaware River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed 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. 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 and then flows west-southwest to join Brandywine Creek about 0.25 miles northwest of Tavistock.
Watershed
Rocky Run drains 1.67 square miles (4.3 km) of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 477.25 and is about 31% forested.
See also
References
- ^ "GNIS Detail - Rocky Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ "Rocky Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- "Rocky Run". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- Heck, L. W. (1966). Delaware Place Names. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ "Rocky Run Mountain Bike Trail, Greenville, Delaware". MTB Project. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
- "Rocky Run, New Castle County, Delaware, Stream [Wilmington North USGS Topographic Map] by MyTopo". www.mytopo.com. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
