Rocky Run is a stream in northern New Castle County, Delaware.[6] The stream flows for several miles through Brandywine Creek State Park and part of First State National Historical Park before feeding the larger Brandywine Creek.[7][8][9] Rocky Run itself is fed by Hurricane Run, also located in Brandywine Creek State Park.[8]

Rocky Run Tributary to Brandywine Creek
Rocky Run in New Castle County, Delaware
Location of Rocky Run mouth Show map of Delaware Rocky Run (Brandywine Creek tributary) (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	New Castle
Physical characteristics
Source	South Branch Naamans Creek divide
• location	Devonshire, Delaware[1]
• coordinates	39°49′30″N 075°32′01″W[2]
• elevation	380 ft (120 m)[1]
Mouth	Brandywine Creek
• location	about 0.25 miles northwest of Tavistock, Delaware[3]
• coordinates	39°48′40″N 075°33′59″W[2]
• elevation	135 ft (41 m)[3]
Length	2.30 mi (3.70 km)[4]
Basin size	1.67 square miles (4.3 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Brandywine Creek
• average	2.65 cu ft/s (0.075 m3/s) at mouth with Brandywine Creek[5]
Basin features
Progression	west-southwest[4]
River system	Delaware River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	Hurricane Run
Bridges	Shipley Road, Tunison Drive, Rockfield Drive S, US 202

Course

Rocky Run rises in Devonshire, Delaware in Devon Park[1] and then flows west-southwest to join Brandywine Creek about 0.25 miles northwest of Tavistock.[3]

Watershed

Rocky Run drains 1.67 square miles (4.3 km²) of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 477.25 and is about 31% forested.[5]

See also

• List of rivers of Delaware

References