Willow Run (Husbands Run tributary)

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Willow Run
Tributary to Husbands Run
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Willow Run (Husbands Run tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State Delaware
County New Castle
Physical characteristics
Source Shellpot Creek divide
 • locationSharpley, Delaware [1]
 • coordinates 39°47′55″N075°32′59″W / 39.79861°N 75.54972°W / 39.79861; -75.54972 [2]
 • elevation338 ft (103 m) [1]
Mouth Husbands Run
 • location
about 0.5 miles east of Fairfax, Delaware [3]
 • coordinates
 39°47′14″N075°33′39″W / 39.78722°N 75.56083°W / 39.78722; -75.56083 [2]
 • elevation
285 ft (87 m) [3]
Discharge 
 • location Husbands Run
Basin features
Progressionsouthwest
River system Delaware River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesSharpley Road, Country Club Drive

Willow Run is a 1st order tributary to Husbands Run in New Castle County, Delaware.

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Course

Willow Run rises in Sharpley, Delaware, [1] and then flows southwest through Woodbrook and the DuPont Country Club, where it joins Husbands Run about 0.5 miles east of Fairfax. [3]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Willow Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 December 2020.


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