Chestnut Run (Little Mill Creek tributary)

Chestnut Run is a 1.63 mi (2.62 km) long 2nd order tributary to Little Mill Creek in New Castle County, Delaware.

Chestnut Run Tributary to Little Mill Creek
Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	New Castle
City	Elsmere
Physical characteristics
Source	Brandywine Creek divide
• location	Silverbrook, Delaware
• coordinates	39°45′34″N 075°35′59″W[1]
• elevation	150 ft (46 m)[2]
Mouth	Little Mill Creek
• location	Elsmere, Delaware
• coordinates	39°44′12″N 075°36′24″W[1]
• elevation	75 ft (23 m)[2]
Length	1.63 mi (2.62 km)[3]
Basin size	1.22 square miles (3.2 km^2)[4]
Discharge
• average	1.74 cu ft/s (0.049 m^3/s) at mouth with Little Mill Creek[4]
Basin features
Progression	southwest
River system	Christina River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	DE 48 Oak Hill Drive DE 34 Jefferson Avenue DE 2 Forest Avenue

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.[2]

Watershed

Chestnut Run drains 1.22 square miles (3.2 km²) of area, receives about 46.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 487.43 and is about 12.4% forested.[4]

See also

• List of rivers of Delaware

References

1. "GNIS Detail - Chestnut Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
2. "Little Mill Creek Topo Map, New Castle County DE (Wilmington South Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
4. "Chestnut Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 29 February 2020.