Chestnut Run (Little Mill Creek tributary) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Chestnut Run
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Other name(s)	Tributary to Little Mill Creek
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	New Castle
City	Elsmere
Physical characteristics
Main source	Brandywine Creek divide Silverbrook, Delaware 150 ft (46 m) 39°45′34″N 075°35′59″W / 39.75944°N 75.59972°W / 39.75944; -75.59972
River mouth	Little Mill Creek Elsmere, Delaware 75 ft (23 m) 39°44′12″N 075°36′24″W / 39.73667°N 75.60667°W / 39.73667; -75.60667
Length	1.63 mi (2.62 km)
Basin features
Progression	southwest
River system	Christina River
Basin size	1.22 square miles (3.2 km2)
Tributaries	Left: unnamed tributaries Right: unnamed tributaries
Bridges	DE 48 Oak Hill Drive DE 34 Jefferson Avenue DE 2 Forest Avenue

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

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.

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.