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Double Run (Spring Creek tributary)

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Stream in Delaware, USA
Double Run
Tributary to Spring Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
Physical characteristics
SourceHeron Drain divide
 • locationabout 0.25 miles north of Breezewood, Delaware
 • coordinates39°03′19″N 075°33′59″W / 39.05528°N 75.56639°W / 39.05528; -75.56639
 • elevation50 ft (15 m)
MouthSpring Creek
 • locationabout 1.5 miles north of Frederica, Delaware
 • coordinates39°01′41″N 075°28′50″W / 39.02806°N 75.48056°W / 39.02806; -75.48056
 • elevation0 ft (0 m)
Length6.65 mi (10.70 km)
Basin size9.27 square miles (24.0 km)
Discharge 
 • locationSpring Creek
 • average11.18 cu ft/s (0.317 m/s) at mouth with Spring Creek
Basin features
ProgressionSpring Creek → Murderkill River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemMurderkill River
Tributaries 
 • leftThorndyk Branch
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesUS 13, Barney Jenkins Road, Peachtree Run, Woodlytown Road, Irish Hill Road, Barretts Chapel Road

Double Run is a 6.65 mi (10.70 km) long 2nd order tributary to Spring Creek in Kent County, Delaware.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:

  • Amsterdam Branch
  • Bucks Branch

Course

Double Run rises on the Heron Drain divide about 0.25 miles north of Breezewood, Delaware. Double Run then flows east then southeast to meet Spring Creek about 1.5 miles north of Frederica, Delaware.

Watershed

Double Run drains 9.27 square miles (24.0 km) of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 575.19 and is about 9.7% forested.

See also

Maps

Course of Double Run (Spring Creek tributary)
Watershed of Double Run (Spring Creek tributary)

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Double Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Double Run Topo Map, Kent County DE (Frederica Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Double Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
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