Husbands Run is a 1.71 mi (2.75 km) long tributary to Brandywine Creek in New Castle County, Delaware north of Wilmington, Delaware. It rises in Woodley Park between the Tavistock Woodbrook, Sharpley and Edenridge neighborhoods. It flows through DuPont Country Club, where it is joined by the Willow Run and mouths north of Delaware Route 141. The Husbands were early settlers to the region.[5]

Husbands Run
Tributary to Brandywine Creek
Husbands Run is located in Delaware
Husbands Run
Location of Husbands Run mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Brandywine Creek and Shellpot Creek
 • locationTalleyville, Delaware[2]
 • coordinates39°48′17″N 075°33′06″W / 39.80472°N 75.55167°W / 39.80472; -75.55167[1]
 • elevation360 ft (110 m)[2]
MouthBrandywine Creek
 • location
Wilmington, Delaware[2]
 • coordinates
39°46′55″N 075°34′12″W / 39.78194°N 75.57000°W / 39.78194; -75.57000[1]
 • elevation
110 ft (34 m)[2]
Length1.71 mi (2.75 km)[3]
Basin size1.53 square miles (4.0 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationBrandywine Creek
 • average2.35 cu ft/s (0.067 m3/s) at mouth with Brandywine Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressionsouthwest
River systemChristina River
Tributaries 
 • leftWillow Run
 • rightunnamed tributaries

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Husbands Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Husbands Run Topo Map, New Castle County DE (Wilmington North Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Husbands Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  5. ^ Milord, Maureen (January 23, 2015). "Talley family landmark threatened". The News Journal (Delaware Online). Retrieved September 8, 2021.