Chestnut Run (Little Mill Creek tributary) facts for kids
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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) |
| River mouth | Little Mill Creek Elsmere, Delaware 75 ft (23 m) |
| Length | 1.63 mi (2.62 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | southwest |
| River system | Christina River |
| Basin size | 1.22 square miles (3.2 km2) |
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| 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.
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