Double Run is a long 2nd order tributary to
Spring Creek
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in
Kent County, Delaware.
Variant names
According to the
Geographic Names Information System
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, it has also been known historically as:
*Amsterdam Branch
*Bucks Branch
Course
Double Run rises on the Heron Drain divide about 0.25 miles north of Breezewood, Delaware. Double Run then flows east then southeast to meet Spring Creek about 1.5 miles north of
Frederica, Delaware
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.
Watershed
Double Run drains of area, receives about 44.8 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 ...
of 575.19 and is about 9.7% forested.
See also
*
List of Delaware rivers
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People
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Organizations
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Maps
References
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Rivers of Delaware
Rivers of Kent County, Delaware
Tributaries of the Murderkill River