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

Download or read book Special Flood Hazard Report, Darby Creek and Muckinipattis Creek, Delaware County, Pennsylvania written by ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT PHILADELPHIA PA. and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.