Puncheon Run

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Puncheon Run
Tributary to St. Jones River
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
CityDover
Physical characteristics
SourceCahoon Branch divide
 • locationabout 1 mile southwest of Dover, Delaware
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 • elevation44 ft (13 m)[2]
MouthSt. Jones River
 • location
Dover, Delaware
 • coordinates
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 • elevation
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Length3.27 mi (5.26 km)[3]
Basin size4.02 square miles (10.4 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • average4.86 cu ft/s (0.138 m3/s) at mouth with Puncheon Run[4]
Basin features
ProgressionSt. Jones RiverDelaware BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemSt. Jones River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesWyoming Mill Road, New Burton Road, US 13, Puncheon Run Connector, South State Street

Puncheon Run is a 3.27 mi (5.26 km) long 2nd order tributary to the St. Jones River 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]

  • Puncheon Branch
  • Walkers Branch

Course

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Puncheon Run rises on the Cahoon Branch divide about 1 mile southwest of Dover, Delaware.[2]

Watershed

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Puncheon Run drains 4.02 square miles (10.4 km2) of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 627.80 and is about 4.3% forested.[4]

See also

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Course of Puncheon Run (St. Jones River tributary)
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Watershed of Puncheon Run (St. Jones River tributary)

References

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