Coordinates: 39°01′41″N 075°28′50″W / 39.02806°N 75.48056°W / 39.02806; -75.48056

Double Run (Spring Creek tributary)

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Double Run
Tributary to Spring Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
Physical characteristics
SourceHeron Drain divide
 • locationabout 0.25 miles north of Breezewood, Delaware
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 • elevation50 ft (15 m)[2]
MouthSpring Creek
 • location
about 1.5 miles north of Frederica, Delaware
 • coordinates
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 • elevation
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Length6.65 mi (10.70 km)[3]
Basin size9.27 square miles (24.0 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationSpring Creek
 • average11.18 cu ft/s (0.317 m3/s) at mouth with Spring Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionSpring CreekMurderkill RiverDelaware BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemMurderkill River
Tributaries 
 • leftThorndyk Branch
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesUS 13, Barney Jenkins Road, Peachtree Run, Woodlytown Road, Irish Hill Road, Barretts Chapel Road

Double Run is a 6.65 mi (10.70 km) long 2nd order tributary to Spring Creek in Kent County, Delaware.

Variant names

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

  • Amsterdam Branch
  • Bucks Branch

Course

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Double Run rises on the Heron Drain divide about 0.25 miles north of Breezewood, Delaware. Double Run then flows east then southeast to meet Spring Creek about 1.5 miles north of Frederica, Delaware.[2]

Watershed

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Double Run drains 9.27 square miles (24.0 km2) of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 575.19 and is about 9.7% forested.[4]

See also

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Course of Double Run (Spring Creek tributary)
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Watershed of Double Run (Spring Creek tributary)

References

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