Belltown Run (Muddy Run tributary)

Belltown Run is a 4.49-mile-long (7.23 km) tributary to Muddy Run in northern New Castle County, Delaware in the United States.

Belltown Run
Tributary to Muddy Run
Location of Belltown Run mouth
Location of Belltown Run mouth
Location of Belltown Run mouth
Location of Belltown Run mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Physical characteristics
SourceLong Creek divide
 • locationPorter Square, Delaware
 • coordinates39°25′11″N 075°44′17″W[1]
 • elevation72 ft (22 m)[2]
MouthMuddy Run
 • location
Heather Woods, Delaware
 • coordinates
39°37′49″N 075°41′51″W[1]
 • elevation
19 ft (5.8 m)[2]
Length4.49 mi (7.23 km)[3]
Basin size6.24 square miles (16.2 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationMuddy Run
 • average7.92 cu ft/s (0.224 m3/s) at mouth with Muddy Run[4]
Basin features
Progressionnortheast
River systemChristina River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
WaterbodiesBecks Pond
BridgesPorter Road, US 40, Salem Church Road

Course

Belltown Run rises on the Long Creek divide New Castle County, Delaware and flows northeast to meet Muddy Run at Heather Woods.

Watershed

Belltown Run drains 6.24 square miles (16.2 km2) of area, receives about 45.2 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 622.53 and is about 18.0% forested.[4]

See also

Maps
Course of Belltown Run (Muddy Run tributary)
Watershed of Belltown Run (Muddy Run tributary)

References
  1. "GNIS Detail - Belltown Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  2. "Belltown 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. "Belltown Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
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