| Matson Run Tributary to Shellpot Creek | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | New Castle |
| City | Bellefonte |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Alapocas Run divide |
| • location | Blue Ball, Delaware2 |
| • coordinates | 39°47′04″N 075°32′23″W / 39.78444°N 75.53972°W / 39.78444; -75.539721 |
| • elevation | 260 ft (79 m)2 |
| Mouth | Shellpot Creek |
• location | Bellefonte, Delaware3 |
• coordinates | 39°45′42″N 075°31′04″W / 39.76167°N 75.51778°W / 39.76167; -75.517781 |
• elevation | 20 ft (6.1 m)3 |
| Length | 2.25 mi (3.62 km)4 |
Basin size | 1.28 square miles (3.3 km2)5 |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Shellpot Creek |
| • average | 1.88 cu ft/s (0.053 m3/s) at mouth with Shellpot Creek5 |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | generally southeast4 |
| River system | Delaware River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Foulk Road, Weldin Road, I-95, Miller Road, W Lea Boulevard (x2) |
Matson Run is a 2.25 mi (3.62 km) long 1st order tributary to Shellpot Creek in New Castle County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.1
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:1
- Mattsons Run
Course
Matson Run rises in Blue Ball, Delaware2 and then flows southeast to join Shellpot Creek at Bellefonte, Delaware.3
Watershed
Matson Run drains 1.28 square miles (3.3 km2) of area, receives about 47.2 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 499.25, and is about 11% forested.5
References
References
- "GNIS Detail – Matson Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- "Matson Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 December 2020.