Bogy Run

Bogy Run is a 1.16 mi (1.87 km) long 1st order tributary to White Clay Creek in New Castle County, Delaware.

Bogy Run
Tributary to White Clay Creek
Location of Bogy Run mouth
Location of Bogy Run mouth
Location of Bogy Run mouth
Location of Bogy Run mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
CityNewark
Physical characteristics
SourceChristina River divide
 • locationNewark, Delaware
 • coordinates39°41′38″N 075°45′51″W[1]
 • elevation155 ft (47 m)[2]
MouthWhite Clay Creek
 • location
Newark, Delaware
 • coordinates
39°41′33″N 075°45′51″W[1]
 • elevation
72 ft (22 m)[2]
Length1.16 mi (1.87 km)[3]
Basin size0.63 square miles (1.6 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • average0.63 cu ft/s (0.018 m3/s) at mouth with White Clay Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionWhite Clay Creek → Christina River → Delaware River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean[3]
River systemChristina River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesCountry Club Drive, New London Road (DE 896), North College Avenue

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Boogy Run

Course

Bogy Run rises on the Christina River divide in Newark in New Castle County, Delaware. Bogy Run then flows southeast and then turns northeast to meet White Clay Creek at Newark, Delaware.[2]

Watershed

Bogy Run drains 0.63 square miles (1.6 km2) of area, receives about 46.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 430.04 and is about 10.8% forested.[4]

See also

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



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