Hangmans Run (Appoquinimink River tributary)
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CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
SourceBeaver Branch divide
| Hangmans Run Tributary to Appoquinimink River | |
|---|---|
   | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | New Castle |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Beaver Branch divide |
| • location | about 0.25 miles northeast of Fieldsboro, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 39°25′17″N 075°39′07″W / 39.42139°N 75.65194°W[1] |
| • elevation | 31 ft (9.4 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Appoquinimink River |
• location | about 0.5 miles southeast of Thomas Landing, Delaware |
• coordinates | 39°26′49″N 075°36′07″W / 39.44694°N 75.60194°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
| Length | 3.64 mi (5.86 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 45.21 square miles (117.1 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 4.70 cu ft/s (0.133 m3/s) at mouth with Appoquinmink River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | northeast |
| River system | Appoquinimink River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Taylors Bridge Road |
Hangmans Run is a 3.64 mi (5.86 km) long 1st order tributary to Appoquinimink River in New Castle County, Delaware.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Damascus Creek
Course
Hangmans Run rises on the Beaver Branch divide about 0.25 miles northeast of Fieldsboro in New Castle County, Delaware. Hangmans Run then flows northeast to meet the Appoquinimink River about 0.5 miles southeast of Thomas Landing, Delaware.[2]
