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Burrows Run in Delaware
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Other name(s)	Tributary to Red Clay Creek
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	New Castle
Physical characteristics
Main source	Craigs Mill Run divide Pond at Mendenhall, Pennsylvania 325 ft (99 m) 39°51′07″N 075°38′40″W / 39.85194°N 75.64444°W / 39.85194; -75.64444
River mouth	Red Clay Creek about 0.25 miles east of Ashland, Delaware 135 ft (41 m) 39°47′52″N 075°38′13″W / 39.79778°N 75.63694°W / 39.79778; -75.63694
Length	4.73 mi (7.61 km)
Basin features
Progression	generally south
River system	Christina River
Basin size	7.16 square miles (18.5 km2)
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

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

Variant names

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

• 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.

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.