Hangmans Run (Appoquinimink River tributary) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Hangmans Run
Other name(s)	Tributary to Appoquinimink River
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	New Castle
Physical characteristics
Main source	Beaver Branch divide about 0.25 miles northeast of Fieldsboro, Delaware 31 ft (9.4 m)
River mouth	Appoquinimink River about 0.5 miles southeast of Thomas Landing, Delaware 0 ft (0 m)
Length	3.64 mi (5.86 km)
Discharge	Average rate: 4.70 cu ft/s (0.133 m3/s) at mouth with Appoquinmink River
Basin features
Progression	northeast
River system	Appoquinimink River
Basin size	45.21 square miles (117.1 km2)
Tributaries	Left: unnamed tributaries Right: unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Taylors Bridge Road

Hangmans Run is a 3.64 mi (5.86 km) long 1st order tributary to Appoquinimink River in New Castle County, Delaware.

Variant names

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

• Damascus Creek

Course

Hangmans Run rises on the Beaver Branch divide about 0.25 miles northeast of Fieldsboro in New Castle County, Delaware. Hangmans Run then flows northeast to meet the Appoquinimink River about 0.5 miles southeast of Thomas Landing, Delaware.

Watershed

Hangmans Run drains 45.21 square miles (117.1 km²) of area, receives about 43.2 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 612.35 and is about 5.5% forested.