Burrows Run

Burrows Run is a 4.73 mi (7.61 km) long 2nd order tributary to Red Clay Creek in New Castle County, Delaware.

Burrows Run Tributary to Red Clay Creek
Burrows Run in Delaware
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Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	New Castle
Physical characteristics
Source	Craigs Mill Run divide
• location	Pond at Mendenhall, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	39°51′07″N 075°38′40″W[1]
• elevation	325 ft (99 m)[2]
Mouth	Red Clay Creek
• location	about 0.25 miles east of Ashland, Delaware
• coordinates	39°47′52″N 075°38′13″W[1]
• elevation	135 ft (41 m)[2]
Length	4.73 mi (7.61 km)[3]
Basin size	7.16 square miles (18.5 km2)[4]
Discharge
• average	11.28 cu ft/s (0.319 m3/s) at mouth with Red Clay Creek[4]
Basin features
Progression	Red Clay Creek → White Clay Creek → Christina River → Delaware River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean[3]
River system	Christina River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Waterbodies	Shadowbrook Pond
Bridges	Burrows Run Road, Spring Mill Road, Burnt Mill Road, Center Mill Road, Snuff Mill Road, Old Kennett Road, Way Road

Variant names

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

• Barris Run
• Burris Run
• Burroughs Brook

Course

Burrows Run rises on the Craigs Mill Run divide at Mendenhall in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Burrows Run then flows south into Delaware to meet Red Clay Creek about 0.25 miles east of Ashland, Delaware.^[2]

Watershed

Burrows Run drains 7.16 square miles (18.5 km²) of area, receives about 48.6 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 393.10 and is about 37.5% forested.^[4]

See also

• List of rivers of Delaware
• List of rivers of Pennsylvania