Special Flood Hazard Report, Darby Creek and Muckinipattis Creek, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

Abstract

Covered is Darby Creek within Delaware County, Pa. from its confluence with the Delaware River near Essington to the upstream study limit at Delaware-Chester County Line, a distance of 21.4 miles. Darby Creek flows in a generally southeasterly direction from its headwaters in Easttown Township, Chester County and drains a watershed of 77.2 square miles. Muckinipattis Creek is a major tributary to Darby Creek with headwaters in Springfield Township, Delaware County with a drainage area of 4.3 square miles. The hydrology, hydraulics and drainage areas of the creek are described. The data also includes peak floods for 10, 50, 100, 500 year floods, rise and duration of flooding and flood profiles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA104102

Entities

Organizations

  • Philadelphia District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Delaware
  • Delaware River
  • Disasters
  • Drainage Basins
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Flood Control
  • Flood Hazards
  • Flood Plains
  • Floods
  • Frequency
  • Insurance
  • Pennsylvania
  • Sea Level
  • Standards
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Geology

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Hydrologic Risk Analysis and Mitigation.