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Muddy Run is a stream in northern
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 th ...
in the
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.


Course

Muddy Run rises on the Persimmon Run divide 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 th ...
and flows south then northeast to meet the
Christina River The Christina River is a tributary of the Delaware River, approximately 35 miles (56 km) long, in northern Delaware in the United States, also flowing through small areas of southeastern Pennsylvania and northeastern Maryland. Near i ...
at Heather Woods.


Watershed

Muddy Run drains of area, receives about 45.6 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 581.51 and is about 23.1% forested.


See also

*
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Maps


References

{{authority control Rivers of Delaware Rivers of New Castle County, Delaware Tributaries of the Christina River