Chestnut Run is a long 2nd order tributary to Little Mill Creek in
New Castle County, Delaware
New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
.
Course
Chestnut Run rises on the
Brandywine Creek divide at Silverside in New Castle County, Delaware. Chestnut Run then flows southwest to meet Little Mill Creek at Elsmere, Delaware.
Watershed
Chestnut Run drains of area, receives about 46.8 in/year of precipitation, has a
topographic wetness index The topographic wetness index (TWI), also known as the compound topographic index (CTI), is a steady state wetness index. It is commonly used to quantify topographic control on hydrological processes. The index is a function of both the slope and t ...
of 487.43 and is about 12.4% forested.
See also
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List of rivers of Delaware
List of rivers in Delaware (U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by name.
Major rivers and creeks (27)
*Appoquinimink River
*Blackbird Creek
*Brandywine Creek (Christina River tributary), Brandywine Creek
*Broad Creek (Nanticoke River tributa ...
References
Rivers of Delaware
Tributaries of the Christina River
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