Perkins Run (Delaware River tributary)
| Perkins Run Tributary to Delaware River | |
|---|---|
   | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | New Castle |
| City | Arden Ardencroft Holly Oak |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | South Branch Naamans Creek divide |
| • location | Arden, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 39°48′48″N 075°29′56″W / 39.81333°N 75.49889°W[1] |
| • elevation | 320 ft (98 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Delaware River |
• location | about 0.2 miles east of Holly Oak, Delaware |
• coordinates | 39°47′07″N 075°28′12″W / 39.78528°N 75.47000°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
| Length | 3.03 mi (4.88 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 1.93 square miles (5.0 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 2.71 cu ft/s (0.077 m3/s) at mouth with Delaware River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | southeast |
| River system | Delaware River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Durboraw Road, Avery Lane, Veale Road, I-95, Parkside Boulevard, Garfield Avenue, Lincoln Avenue, Philadelphia Pike, Devon Road, Governor Printz Boulevard, I-495 |
Perkins Run is a 3.03 mi (4.88 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Delaware River in New Castle County, Delaware. The run is named for the Perkins Farm that was located near the mouth.[1][5]
Course
[edit]Perkins Run rises on the South Branch Naamans Creek divide in Arden, Delaware. Perkins Creek then flows southeast to meet the Delaware River about 0.2 miles east of Holly Oak.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Perkins Run drains 1.93 square miles (5.0 km2) of area, receives about 46.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 458.40 and is about 16.7% forested.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Perkins Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Perkins Run Topo Map, New Castle County DE (Marcus Hook Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Perkins Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "Decisions on Geographic Names in the United States". 1999.
