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.[1]

Variant names

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

  • Mattsons Run

Course

Matson Run rises in Blue Ball, Delaware[2] 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. ^ a b c d "GNIS Detail – Matson Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Matson Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 December 2020.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matson_Run
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