Perkins Run (Delaware River tributary)
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| name = Perkins Run
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| name_other = Tributary to Delaware River
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| map_caption = Mouth of Perkins Run
| map_alt = Map of Perkins Run mouth
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| pushpin_map_alt = Location of Perkins Run mouth
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = United States
| subdivision_type2 = State
| subdivision_name2 = Delaware
| subdivision_type3 = County
| subdivision_name3 = New Castle
| subdivision_type4 = City
| subdivision_name4 = Arden
Ardencroft
Holly Oak
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| length = {{convert|3.03|mi|km|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=ArcGIS Web Application |url=https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ada349b90c26496ea52aab66a092593b |website=epa.maps.arcgis.com |publisher=US EPA |accessdate=26 February 2020}}
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| discharge1_avg = {{convert|2.71|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}} at mouth with Delaware River{{cite web |title=Perkins Run Watershed Report |url=https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=932040357 |website=Waters Geoviewer |publisher=US EPA |accessdate=26 February 2020}}
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| source1 = South Branch Naamans Creek divide
| source1_location = Arden, Delaware
| source1_coordinates= {{coord|39|48|48|N|075|29|56|W|display=inline}}{{cite web |title=GNIS Detail - Perkins Run |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:0::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1828309,Perkins%20Run |website=geonames.usgs.gov |publisher=US Geological Survey |accessdate=26 February 2020}}
| source1_elevation = {{convert|320|ft|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=Perkins Run Topo Map, New Castle County DE (Marcus Hook Area) |url=https://www.topozone.com/delaware/new-castle-de/stream/perkins-run/ |website=TopoZone |publisher=Locality, LLC |accessdate=26 February 2020 |language=en}}
| mouth = Delaware River
| mouth_location = about 0.2 miles east of Holly Oak, Delaware
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| progression = southeast
| river_system = Delaware River
| basin_size = {{convert|1.93|sqmi}}
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| tributaries_left = unnamed tributaries
| tributaries_right = unnamed tributaries
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| bridges = Durboraw Road, Avery Lane, Veale Road, I-95, Parkside Boulevard, Garfield Avenue, Lincoln Avenue, Philadelphia Pike, Devon Road, Governor Printz Boulevard, I-495
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Perkins Run is a {{convert|3.03|mi|km|abbr=on}} long 2nd order tributary to the Delaware River in New Castle County, Delaware. The run is named for the Perkins Farm that was located near the mouth.{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e10Ieez326QC&dq=Perkins+Run+%28Delaware+River+mouth&pg=PA6|title = Decisions on Geographic Names in the United States|year = 1999}}
Course
Perkins Run rises on the South Branch Naamans Creek divide in Arden, Delaware. Perkins Creek then flows southeast to meet the Delaware River about 0.2 miles east of Holly Oak.
Watershed
Perkins Run drains {{convert|1.93|sqmi}} of area, receives about 46.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 458.40 and is about 16.7% forested.
See also
References
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Category:Tributaries of the Delaware River
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