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Matson Run

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Matson Run
Tributary to Shellpot Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
CityBellefonte
Physical characteristics
SourceAlapocas Run divide
 • locationBlue Ball, Delaware[2]
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 • elevation260 ft (79 m)[2]
MouthShellpot Creek
 • location
Bellefonte, Delaware[3]
 • coordinates
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 • elevation
20 ft (6.1 m)[3]
Length2.25 mi (3.62 km)[4]
Basin size1.28 square miles (3.3 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationShellpot Creek
 • average1.88 cu ft/s (0.053 m3/s) at mouth with Shellpot Creek[5]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally southeast[4]
River systemDelaware River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesFoulk Road, Weldin Road, I-95, Miller Road, W Lea Boulevard (x2)

Matson Run is a 2.25 mi (3.62 km) long 1st order tributary to Shellpot Creek in New Castle County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Variant names

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

  • Mattsons Run

Course

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Matson Run rises in Blue Ball, Delaware[2] and then flows southeast to join Shellpot Creek at Bellefonte, Delaware.[3]

Watershed

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Matson Run drains 1.28 square miles (3.3 km2) of area, receives about 47.2 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 499.25, and is about 11% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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