Rocky Run (Brandywine Creek tributary)
| Rocky Run Tributary to Brandywine Creek | |
|---|---|
Rocky Run in New Castle County, Delaware | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | New Castle |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | South Branch Naamans Creek divide |
| • location | Devonshire, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 39°49′30″N 075°32′01″W / 39.82500°N 75.53361°W |
| • elevation | 380 ft (120 m) |
| Mouth | Brandywine Creek |
• location | about 0.25 miles northwest of Tavistock, Delaware |
• coordinates | 39°48′40″N 075°33′59″W / 39.81111°N 75.56639°W |
• elevation | 135 ft (41 m) |
| Length | 2.30 mi (3.70 km) |
| Basin size | 1.67 square miles (4.3 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Brandywine Creek |
| • average | 2.65 cu ft/s (0.075 m3/s) at mouth with Brandywine Creek |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | west-southwest |
| River system | Delaware River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | Hurricane Run |
| Bridges | Shipley Road, Tunison Drive, Rockfield Drive S, US 202 |
Rocky Run is a stream in northern New Castle County, Delaware. 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. Rocky Run itself is fed by Hurricane Run, also located in Brandywine Creek State Park.