Chestnut Run (Little Mill Creek tributary)

Chestnut Run is a 1.63 mi (2.62 km) long 2nd order tributary to Little Mill Creek in New Castle County, Delaware.

Chestnut Run
Tributary to Little Mill Creek
Location of Chestnut Run mouth
Location of Chestnut Run mouth
Location of Chestnut Run mouth
Location of Chestnut Run mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
CityElsmere
Physical characteristics
SourceBrandywine Creek divide
 • locationSilverbrook, Delaware
 • coordinates39°45′34″N 075°35′59″W[1]
 • elevation150 ft (46 m)[2]
MouthLittle Mill Creek
 • location
Elsmere, Delaware
 • coordinates
39°44′12″N 075°36′24″W[1]
 • elevation
75 ft (23 m)[2]
Length1.63 mi (2.62 km)[3]
Basin size1.22 square miles (3.2 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • average1.74 cu ft/s (0.049 m3/s) at mouth with Little Mill Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressionsouthwest
River systemChristina River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesDE 48
Oak Hill Drive
DE 34
Jefferson Avenue
DE 2
Forest Avenue

Course

Chestnut Run rises on the Brandywine Creek divide at Silverside in New Castle County, Delaware. Chestnut Run then flows southwest to meet Little Mill Creek at Elsmere, Delaware.[2]

Watershed

Chestnut Run drains 1.22 square miles (3.2 km2) of area, receives about 46.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 487.43 and is about 12.4% forested.[4]

See also

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



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