Double Run is a 6.65 mi (10.70 km) long 2nd order tributary to Spring Creek in Kent County, Delaware.

Double Run Tributary to Spring Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Kent
Physical characteristics
Source	Heron Drain divide
• location	about 0.25 miles north of Breezewood, Delaware
• coordinates	39°03′19″N 075°33′59″W[1]
• elevation	50 ft (15 m)[2]
Mouth	Spring Creek
• location	about 1.5 miles north of Frederica, Delaware
• coordinates	39°01′41″N 075°28′50″W[1]
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length	6.65 mi (10.70 km)[3]
Basin size	9.27 square miles (24.0 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Spring Creek
• average	11.18 cu ft/s (0.317 m3/s) at mouth with Spring Creek[4]
Basin features
Progression	Spring Creek → Murderkill River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Murderkill River
Tributaries
• left	Thorndyk Branch
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	US 13, Barney Jenkins Road, Peachtree Run, Woodlytown Road, Irish Hill Road, Barretts Chapel Road

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

• Amsterdam Branch
• Bucks Branch

Course

Double Run rises on the Heron Drain divide about 0.25 miles north of Breezewood, Delaware. Double Run then flows east then southeast to meet Spring Creek about 1.5 miles north of Frederica, Delaware.[2]

Watershed

Double Run drains 9.27 square miles (24.0 km²) of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 575.19 and is about 9.7% forested.[4]

See also

• List of Delaware rivers

Maps

References