| Matson Run Tributary to Shellpot Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Matson Run mouth  Matson Run (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | New Castle |
| City | Bellefonte |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Alapocas Run divide |
| • location | Blue Ball, Delaware[2] |
| • coordinates | 39°47′04″N 075°32′23″W / 39.78444°N 75.53972°W[1] |
| • elevation | 260 ft (79 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Shellpot Creek |
• location | Bellefonte, Delaware[3] |
• coordinates | 39°45′42″N 075°31′04″W / 39.76167°N 75.51778°W[1] |
• elevation | 20 ft (6.1 m)[3] |
| Length | 2.25 mi (3.62 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 1.28 square miles (3.3 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Shellpot Creek |
| • average | 1.88 cu ft/s (0.053 m3/s) at mouth with Shellpot Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | generally southeast[4] |
| River system | Delaware River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Foulk Road, Weldin Road, I-95, Miller Road, W Lea Boulevard (x2) |
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]
- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail – Matson Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Matson Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 December 2020.