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Bogy Run
Location of Bogy Run mouth
Location of Bogy Run mouth
Location of Bogy Run mouth
Location of Bogy Run mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to White Clay Creek
Country United States
State Delaware
County New Castle
City Newark
Physical characteristics
Main source Christina River divide
Newark, Delaware
155 ft (47 m)
39°41′38″N 075°45′51″W / 39.69389°N 75.76417°W / 39.69389; -75.76417
River mouth White Clay Creek
Newark, Delaware
72 ft (22 m)
39°41′33″N 075°45′51″W / 39.69250°N 75.76417°W / 39.69250; -75.76417
Length 1.16 mi (1.87 km)
Basin features
Progression southeast then northeast
River system Christina River
Basin size 0.63 square miles (1.6 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    unnamed tributaries
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries
Bridges Country Club Drive, New London Road (DE 896), North College Avenue

Bogy Run is a 1.16 mi (1.87 km) long 1st order tributary to White Clay Creek in New Castle County, Delaware.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:

  • Boogy Run

Course

Bogy Run rises on the Christina River divide in Newark in New Castle County, Delaware. Bogy Run then flows southeast and then turns northeast to meet White Clay Creek at Newark, Delaware.

Watershed

Bogy Run drains 0.63 square miles (1.6 km2) of area, receives about 46.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 430.04 and is about 10.8% forested.

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