Turkey Run (Shellpot Creek tributary)

Turkey Run is a 1.67 mi (2.69 km) long 1st order tributary to Shellpot Creek in New Castle County, Delaware.

Turkey Run
Tributary to Shellpot Creek
Location of Turkey Run mouth
Turkey Run (Shellpot Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
CityBellefonte
Physical characteristics
SourceAlapocas Run divide
 • locationForest Hills Park, Delaware[1]
 • coordinates39°47′18″N 075°32′02″W[2]
 • elevation262 ft (80 m)[1]
MouthShellpot Creek
 • location
Bellefonte, Delaware[3]
 • coordinates
39°46′05″N 075°31′09″W[2]
 • elevation
48 ft (15 m)[3]
Length1.67 mi (2.69 km)[4]
Basin size0.95 square miles (2.5 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationShellpot Creek
 • average1.42 cu ft/s (0.040 m3/s) at mouth with Shellpot Creek[5]
Basin features
Progressionsouth-southeast<ref name='geoviewer'>
River systemDelaware River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesSimon Road, Bedford Boulevard, Weldin Road, I-95, Washington Street Ext

Course

Turkey Run rises in Forest Hills Park, Delaware[1] and then flows south-southeast to join Shellpot Creek at Bellefonte, Delaware.[3]

Watershed

Turkey Run drains 0.95 square miles (2.5 km2) of area, receives about 47.2 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 495.08 and is about 20% forested.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  2. "GNIS Detail – Turkey Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  3. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  5. "Turkey Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 December 2020.


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