Herring Run (Blackbird Creek tributary)
Herring Run is a 2.26-mile-long (3.64 km) stream in northern Delaware in the United States.
Herring Run Tributary to Blackbird Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Delaware |
County | New Castle |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | On divide between Herring Run and Appoquinimink River |
⁃ location | about 0.5 miles east of Townsend, Delaware |
⁃ coordinates | 39°23′49″N 075°40′33″W[1] |
⁃ elevation | 70 ft (21 m)[2] |
Mouth | Blackbird Creek |
⁃ location | about 0.5 miles east of H&H Corner, Delaware |
⁃ coordinates | 39°23′00″N 075°38′31″W[1] |
⁃ elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
Length | 2.26 mi (3.64 km)[3] |
Basin size | 10.29 square miles (26.7 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
⁃ location | Blackbird Creek |
⁃ average | 2.42 cu ft/s (0.069 m3/s) at mouth with Blackbird Creek[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | southeast |
River system | Delaware River |
Tributaries | |
⁃ left | unnamed tributaries |
⁃ right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | DE 1, US 13, Union Church Road |
Course
Herring Run rises east of Townsend in southern New Castle County, Delaware and flows southeast to meet Blackbird Creek east of H&H Corner.
Watershed
The Herring Run watershed is about 26% forested and 64% agricultural with the rest being other land uses. The watershed receives approximately 43.4 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 602.69.[4]
See also
- List of Delaware rivers
Maps
![](../I/m/Course_and_Watershed_of_Herring_Run_(Blackbird_Creek_tributary).jpg)
Course and Watershed of Herring Run (Blackbird Creek tributary) in New Castle County, Delaware
References
- "GNIS Detail - Herring Run". US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- "Herring Run Topo Map, New Castle County DE (Middletown Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- "Herring Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
External links
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