Hyde Run (Red Clay Creek tributary)

Hyde Run is a 1.94 mi (3.12 km) long 1st order tributary to Red Clay Creek in New Castle County, Delaware.

Hyde Run
Tributary to Red Clay Creek
Hyde Run (Red Clay Creek tributary) is located in Delaware
Hyde Run (Red Clay Creek tributary)
Location of Hyde Run mouth
Hyde Run (Red Clay Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Hyde Run (Red Clay Creek tributary)
Hyde Run (Red Clay Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Hyde Run and Mill Creek
 • locationpond in Stuyvesant Hills, Delaware
 • coordinates39°46′43″N 075°39′44″W / 39.77861°N 75.66222°W / 39.77861; -75.66222[1]
 • elevation325 ft (99 m)[2]
MouthRed Clay Creek
 • location
Faulkland, Delaware
 • coordinates
39°44′38″N 075°38′01″W / 39.74389°N 75.63361°W / 39.74389; -75.63361[1]
 • elevation
60 ft (18 m)[2]
Length1.94 mi (3.12 km)[3]
Basin size2.54 square miles (6.6 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationRed Clay Creek
 • average3.67 cu ft/s (0.104 m3/s) at mouth with Red Clay Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionRed Clay CreekWhite Clay CreekChristina RiverDelaware RiverDelaware BayAtlantic Ocean[3]
River systemChristina River
Tributaries 
 • leftCoffee Run
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesOld Wilmington Road, Longbow Terrace, Lancaster Pike, Westgate Drive, Ambleside Drive, Cheltenham Road, Hercules Road, DE 41. Faulkland Road, DE 41

Variant names

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

  • Clark's Run
  • Hyde's Run

Course

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Hyde Run rises in a pond in Stuyvesant Hills, Delaware on the Mill Creek divide in New Castle County, Delaware. Hyde Run then flows southeast to meet Red Clay Creek at Faulkland in Brandywine Springs Park.[2]

Watershed

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Hyde Run drains 2.54 square miles (6.6 km2) of area, receives about 46.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 430.32 and is about 16% forested.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Hyde Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Hockessin Hunt Topo Map, New Castle County DE (Kennett Square Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Hyde Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
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