Matson Run

Matson Run is a 2.25 mi (3.62 km) long 1st order tributary to Shellpot Creek in New Castle County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[2]

Matson Run
Tributary to Shellpot Creek
Location of Matson Run mouth
Matson Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
CityBellefonte
Physical characteristics
SourceAlapocas Run divide
 • locationBlue Ball, Delaware[1]
 • coordinates39°47′04″N 075°32′23″W[2]
 • elevation260 ft (79 m)[1]
MouthShellpot Creek
 • location
Bellefonte, Delaware[3]
 • coordinates
39°45′42″N 075°31′04″W[2]
 • elevation
20 ft (6.1 m)[3]
Length2.25 mi (3.62 km)[4]
Basin size1.28 square miles (3.3 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationShellpot Creek
 • average1.88 cu ft/s (0.053 m3/s) at mouth with Shellpot Creek[5]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally southeast<ref name='geoviewer'>
River systemDelaware River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesFoulk Road, Weldin Road, I-95, Miller Road, W Lea Boulevard (x2)

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[2]

  • Mattsons Run

Course

Matson Run rises in Blue Ball, Delaware[1] and then flows southeast to join Shellpot Creek at Bellefonte, Delaware.[3]

Watershed

Matson Run drains 1.28 square miles (3.3 km2) of area, receives about 47.2 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 499.25 and is about 11% forested.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  2. "GNIS Detail – Matson Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  3. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  5. "Matson Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 December 2020.


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