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Hangmans Run is a 3.64 mi (5.86 km) long 1st order tributary to Appoquinimink River in New Castle County, Delaware.

Hangmans Run Tributary to Appoquinimink River
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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[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[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

Variant names

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]

Watershed

Hangmans Run drains 45.21 square miles (117.1 km²) of area, receives about 43.2 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 612.35 and is about 5.5% forested.[4]

See also

• List of rivers of Delaware

References

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