Muddy Run (Christina River tributary)
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| Muddy Run Tributary to Christina River | |
|---|---|
 Muddy Run south of Reybold Road | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | New Castle |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Persimmon Run divide |
| • location | Pond at Summit View, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 39°38′30″N 075°46′16″W / 39.64167°N 75.77111°W[1] |
| • elevation | 155 ft (47 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Christina River |
• location | Heather Woods, Delaware |
• coordinates | 39°37′54″N 075°41′51″W / 39.63167°N 75.69750°W[1] |
• elevation | 18 ft (5.5 m)[2] |
| Length | 6.61 mi (10.64 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 14.95 square miles (38.7 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Christina River |
| • average | 7.92 cu ft/s (0.224 m3/s) at mouth with Christina River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | south then northeast |
| River system | Christina River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | Belltown Run |
| Waterbodies | Sunset Lake |
| Bridges | I-95, Welsh Tract Road, Smith Way, Old Baltimore Pike, Bartley Drive, Pencader Drive, Glasgow Avenue, DE 896, GBC Drive, DE 72, Salem Church Road |
Muddy Run is a 6.61-mile-long (10.64 km) stream in northern New Castle County, Delaware in the United States.
Muddy Run rises on the Persimmon Run divide in New Castle County, Delaware and flows south then northeast to meet the Christina River at Heather Woods.
Watershed
Muddy Run drains 14.95 square miles (38.7 km2) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 581.51 and is about 23.1% forested.[4]
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