Middle Run (White Clay Creek tributary)

Middle Run Tributary to White Clay Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	New Castle
Physical characteristics
Source	White Clay Creek divide
• location	Estates at Corner Ketch, Delaware
• coordinates	39°44′45″N 075°44′23″W[1]
• elevation	300 ft (91 m)[2]
Mouth	White Clay Creek
• location	Delaplane Manor, Delaware
• coordinates	39°41′36″N 075°43′11″W[1]
• elevation	46 ft (14 m)[2]
Length	4.28 mi (6.89 km)[3]
Basin size	3.92 square miles (10.2 km^2)[4]
Discharge
• average	5.48 cu ft/s (0.155 m^3/s) at mouth with White Clay Creek[4]
Basin features
Progression	White Clay Creek → Christina River → Delaware River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean[3]
River system	Christina River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	DE 72, Foxden Road, Old Possum Park Road, Possum Park Road, DE 2
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System
Designated	October 24, 2000

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.

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

• List of rivers of Delaware

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.