Middle Run (White Clay Creek tributary)

Middle Run is a 4.28 mi (6.89 km) long 2nd order tributary to White Clay Creek in New Castle County, Delaware, United States.

Middle Run
Tributary to White Clay Creek
Location of Middle Run mouth
Location of Middle Run mouth
Location of Middle Run mouth
Location of Middle Run mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Physical characteristics
SourceWhite Clay Creek divide
 • locationEstates at Corner Ketch, Delaware
 • coordinates39°44′45″N 075°44′23″W[1]
 • elevation300 ft (91 m)[2]
MouthWhite Clay Creek
 • location
Delaplane Manor, Delaware
 • coordinates
39°41′36″N 075°43′11″W[1]
 • elevation
46 ft (14 m)[2]
Length4.28 mi (6.89 km)[3]
Basin size3.92 square miles (10.2 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • average5.48 cu ft/s (0.155 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
BridgesDE 72, Foxden Road, Old Possum Park Road, Possum Park Road, DE 2
DesignatedOctober 24, 2000

Variant names

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

  • Muddy Run

Course

Middle Run rises on the White Clay Creek divide at the Estates at Corner Ketch in New Castle County, Delaware. Middle Run then flows south to meet White Clay Creek at Delaplane, Delaware.[2]

Watershed

Middle Run drains 3.92 square miles (10.2 km2) of area, receives about 46.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 401.04 and is about 32.8% forested.[4]

See also

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



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