Matson Run

Matson Run is a 2.25 mi (3.62 km) long 1st order tributary to Shellpot Creek in New Castle County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[2]

Matson Run
Tributary to Shellpot Creek
Map of Matson Run mouth location
Map of Matson Run mouth location
Location of Matson Run mouth
Map of Matson Run mouth location
Map of Matson Run mouth location
Matson Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
CityBellefonte
Physical characteristics
SourceAlapocas Run divide
 • locationBlue Ball, Delaware[1]
 • coordinates39°47′04″N 075°32′23″W[2]
 • elevation260 ft (79 m)[1]
MouthShellpot Creek
 • location
Bellefonte, Delaware[3]
 • coordinates
39°45′42″N 075°31′04″W[2]
 • elevation
20 ft (6.1 m)[3]
Length2.25 mi (3.62 km)[4]
Basin size1.28 square miles (3.3 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationShellpot Creek
 • average1.88 cu ft/s (0.053 m3/s) at mouth with Shellpot Creek[5]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally southeast[4]
River systemDelaware River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesFoulk Road, Weldin Road, I-95, Miller Road, W Lea Boulevard (x2)

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[2]

  • Mattsons Run

Course

Matson Run rises in Blue Ball, Delaware[1] and then flows southeast to join Shellpot Creek at Bellefonte, Delaware.[3]

Watershed

Matson Run drains 1.28 square miles (3.3 km2) of area, receives about 47.2 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 499.25 and is about 11% forested.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  2. "GNIS Detail – Matson Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  3. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  5. "Matson Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 December 2020.



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