Hurricane Run (Rocky Run tributary)

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Hurricane Run
Tributary to Rocky Run
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Location of Hurricane Run mouth
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Hurricane Run (Rocky Run tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State Delaware
County New Castle
Physical characteristics
Source Beaver Creek divide
 • locationabout 0.25 miles west of Devonshire, Delaware [1]
 • coordinates 39°49′40″N075°32′50″W / 39.82778°N 75.54722°W / 39.82778; -75.54722 [2]
 • elevation372 ft (113 m) [1]
Mouth Rocky Run
 • location
about 0.5 miles north of Tavistock, Delaware [3]
 • coordinates
 39°49′00″N075°33′33″W / 39.81667°N 75.55917°W / 39.81667; -75.55917 [2]
 • elevation
226 ft (69 m) [3]
Discharge 
 • location Rocky Run
Basin features
Progressionsouthwest
River system Delaware River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesWoodlawn Road

Hurricane Run is a 1st order tributary to Rocky Run in New Castle County, Delaware.

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Course

Hurricane Run rises about 0.25 miles west of Devonshire, Delaware, [1] and then flows southwest to join Rocky Run about 0.5 miles north of Tavistock, Delaware. [3]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 "GNIS Detail – Hurricane Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 December 2020.



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