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Alapocas Run
Alapocas Run is located in Delaware
Alapocas Run
Alapocas Run is located in the United States
Alapocas Run
Location of Alapocas Run mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Brandywine Creek
Country United States
State Delaware
County New Castle
City Wilmington, Delaware
Physical characteristics
Main source divide between Brandywine Creek and Shellpot Creek
Blue Ball, Delaware
320 ft (98 m)
39°46′50″N 075°32′48″W / 39.78056°N 75.54667°W / 39.78056; -75.54667
River mouth Brandywine Creek
Wilmington, Delaware
40 ft (12 m)
39°46′07″N 075°33′32″W / 39.76861°N 75.55889°W / 39.76861; -75.55889
Length 1.05 mi (1.69 km)
Basin features
Progression southwest
River system Christina River
Basin size 0.85 square miles (2.2 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    unnamed tributaries
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries

Alapocas Run is a 1.05 mi (1.69 km) long tributary to Brandywine Creek in New Castle County, Delaware. This run drains a large portion of Alapocas Run State Park in the Wilmington, Delaware area.

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