Burrows Run

Burrows Run is a 4.73 mi (7.61 km) long 2nd order tributary to Red Clay Creek in New Castle County, Delaware.

Burrows Run
Tributary to Red Clay Creek
Image of Burrows Run in Delaware
Burrows Run in Delaware
Location of Burrows Run mouth
Location of Burrows Run mouth
Location of Burrows Run mouth
Location of Burrows Run mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Physical characteristics
SourceCraigs Mill Run divide
 • locationPond at Mendenhall, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates39°51′07″N 075°38′40″W[1]
 • elevation325 ft (99 m)[2]
MouthRed Clay Creek
 • location
about 0.25 miles east of Ashland, Delaware
 • coordinates
39°47′52″N 075°38′13″W[1]
 • elevation
135 ft (41 m)[2]
Length4.73 mi (7.61 km)[3]
Basin size7.16 square miles (18.5 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • average11.28 cu ft/s (0.319 m3/s) at mouth with Red Clay Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionRed Clay Creek → White Clay Creek → Christina River → Delaware River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean[3]
River systemChristina River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
WaterbodiesShadowbrook Pond
BridgesBurrows Run Road, Spring Mill Road, Burnt Mill Road, Center Mill Road, Snuff Mill Road, Old Kennett Road, Way Road

Variant names

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

  • Barris Run
  • Burris Run
  • Burroughs Brook

Course

Burrows Run rises on the Craigs Mill Run divide at Mendenhall in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Burrows Run then flows south into Delaware to meet Red Clay Creek about 0.25 miles east of Ashland, Delaware.[2]

Watershed

Burrows Run drains 7.16 square miles (18.5 km2) of area, receives about 48.6 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 393.10 and is about 37.5% forested.[4]

See also

References
  1. "GNIS Detail - Burrows Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  2. "Burrows Run Topo Map, New Castle County DE (Kennett Square Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  4. "Burrows Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 29 February 2020.



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