Herring Run (Blackbird Creek tributary)
| Herring Run Tributary to Blackbird Creek | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | New Castle |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | On divide between Herring Run and Appoquinimink River |
| • location | about 0.5 miles east of Townsend, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 39°23′49″N 075°40′33″W / 39.39694°N 75.67583°W |
| • elevation | 70 ft (21 m) |
| Mouth | Blackbird Creek |
• location | about 0.5 miles east of H&H Corner, Delaware |
• coordinates | 39°23′00″N 075°38′31″W / 39.38333°N 75.64194°W |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Length | 2.26 mi (3.64 km) |
| Basin size | 10.29 square miles (26.7 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Blackbird Creek |
| • average | 2.42 cu ft/s (0.069 m3/s) at mouth with Blackbird Creek |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Blackbird Creek → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Delaware River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | DE 1, US 13, Union Church Road |
Herring Run is a 2.26-mile-long (3.64 km) tributary to Blackbird Creek in northern Delaware in the United States.