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Puncheon Run
Tributary to St. Jones River
Location of Puncheon Run mouth
Location of Puncheon Run mouth
Location of Puncheon Run mouth
Location of Puncheon Run mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
CityDover
Physical characteristics
SourceCahoon Branch divide
 • locationabout 1 mile southwest of Dover, Delaware
 • coordinates39°08′26″N 075°33′58″W / 39.14056°N 75.56611°W / 39.14056; -75.56611[1]
 • elevation44 ft (13 m)[2]
MouthSt. Jones River
 • location
Dover, Delaware
 • coordinates
39°08′23″N 075°30′40″W / 39.13972°N 75.51111°W / 39.13972; -75.51111[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length3.27 mi (5.26 km)[3]
Basin size4.02 square miles (10.4 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • average4.86 cu ft/s (0.138 m3/s) at mouth with Puncheon Run[4]
Basin features
Progressioneast
River systemSt. Jones River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesWyoming Mill Road, New Burton Road, US 13, Puncheon Run Connector, South State Street

Puncheon Run is a 3.27 mi (5.26 km) long 2nd order tributary to the St. Jones River in Kent County, Delaware.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Puncheon Branch
  • Walkers Branch

Course

Puncheon Run rises on the Cahoon Branch divide about 1 mile southwest of Dover, Delaware.[2]

Watershed

Puncheon Run drains 4.02 square miles (10.4 km2) of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 627.80 and is about 4.3% forested.[4]

See also

Maps

Course of Puncheon Run (St. Jones River tributary)
Watershed of Puncheon Run (St. Jones River tributary)

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Puncheon Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Puncheon Run Topo Map, Kent County DE (Dover Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Puncheon Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 10 March 2020.