Middle Run (White Clay Creek tributary) facts for kids

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Other name(s)	Tributary to White Clay Creek
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	New Castle
Physical characteristics
Main source	White Clay Creek divide Estates at Corner Ketch, Delaware 300 ft (91 m) 39°44′45″N 075°44′23″W / 39.74583°N 75.73972°W / 39.74583; -75.73972
River mouth	White Clay Creek Delaplane Manor, Delaware 46 ft (14 m) 39°41′36″N 075°43′11″W / 39.69333°N 75.71972°W / 39.69333; -75.71972
Length	4.28 mi (6.89 km)
Basin features
Progression	generally south
River system	Christina River
Basin size	3.92 square miles (10.2 km2)
Tributaries	Left: unnamed tributaries Right: unnamed tributaries
Bridges	DE 72, Foxden Road, Old Possum Park Road, Possum Park Road, DE 2

Middle Run is a 4.28 mi (6.89 km) long 2nd 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:

• Muddy Run

Course

Middle Run rises on the White Clay Creek divide at the Estates at Corner Ketch in New Castle County, Delaware. Middle Run then flows south to meet White Clay Creek at Delaplane, Delaware.

Watershed

Middle Run drains 3.92 square miles (10.2 km²) of area, receives about 46.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 401.04 and is about 32.8% forested.