Beaver Creek is a 2.62 mi (4.22 km) long 2nd order tributary to Brandywine Creek in New Castle County, Delaware.

Beaver Creek Tributary to Brandywine Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	New Castle
Physical characteristics
Source	Harvey Run and Webb Creek divide
• location	about 0.5 miles north-northwest of Elam, Pennsylvania[1]
• coordinates	39°51′40″N 075°32′41″W[2]
• elevation	342 ft (104 m)[1]
Mouth	Brandywine Creek
• location	about 0.5 miles east of Granoque, Delaware[3]
• coordinates	39°50′04″N 075°34′36″W[2]
• elevation	141 ft (43 m)[3]
Length	2.62 mi (4.22 km)[4]
Basin size	4.08 square miles (10.6 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Brandywine Creek
• average	6.43 cu ft/s (0.182 m3/s) at mouth with Brandywine Creek[5]
Basin features
Progression	southwest[4]
River system	Delaware River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Heyburn Road, Smith Bridge Road, Creek Road

Course

Beaver Creek rises about 0.5 miles north-northwest of Elam, Pennsylvania in Delaware County[1] and then flows southwest to join Brandywine Creek about 0.5 miles east of Granoque, Delaware in New Castle County.[3]

Watershed

Beaver Creek drains 4.08 square miles (10.6 km²) of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 410.33 and is about 43% forested.[5]

See also

• List of Delaware rivers

References