Alapocas Run is a 1.05 mi (1.69 km) long tributary to Brandywine Creek in New Castle County, Delaware. This run drains a large portion of Alapocas Run State Park in the Wilmington, Delaware area.
| Alapocas Run Tributary to Brandywine Creek | |
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  Location of Alapocas Run mouth  Alapocas Run (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | New Castle |
| City | Wilmington, Delaware |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Brandywine Creek and Shellpot Creek |
| • location | Blue Ball, Delaware[2] |
| • coordinates | 39°46′50″N 075°32′48″W / 39.78056°N 75.54667°W[1] |
| • elevation | 320 ft (98 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Brandywine Creek |
• location | Wilmington, Delaware[2] |
• coordinates | 39°46′07″N 075°33′32″W / 39.76861°N 75.55889°W[1] |
• elevation | 40 ft (12 m)[2] |
| Length | 1.05 mi (1.69 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 0.85 square miles (2.2 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Brandywine Creek |
| • average | 1.27 cu ft/s (0.036 m3/s) at mouth with Brandywine Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | southwest |
| River system | Christina River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Alapocas Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Alapocas Run Topo Map, New Castle County DE (Wilmington North Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Alapocas Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
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