Skinners Run is a 3.91 mi (6.29 km) long second-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Dorchester County, Maryland. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Skinners Run
Tributary to Marshyhope Creek
Map of Skinners Run mouth location
Map of Skinners Run mouth location
Location of Skinners Run mouth
Map of Skinners Run mouth location
Map of Skinners Run mouth location
Skinners Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountyDorchester
Physical characteristics
SourceHunting Creek divide
 • locationabout 3 miles west of Federalsburg, Maryland
 • coordinates38°42′1.00″N 075°50′25.00″W / 38.7002778°N 75.8402778°W / 38.7002778; -75.8402778[1]
 • elevation48 ft (15 m)[1]
MouthMarshyhope Creek
 • location
about 3 miles southwest of Federalsburg, Maryland[1]
 • coordinates
38°39′18.41″N 075°48′19.76″W / 38.6551139°N 75.8054889°W / 38.6551139; -75.8054889[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[1]
Length3.91 mi (6.29 km)[2]
Basin size5.26 square miles (13.6 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationMarshyhope Creek
 • average5.92 cu ft/s (0.168 m3/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[3]
Basin features
ProgressionMarshyhope CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesHubbard Road, Skinners Run Road, Whiteley Road, MD 307, River Road

Course

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Skinners Run rises about 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Federalsburg, Maryland and then flows southeast to join Marshyhope Creek about 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Federalsburg, Maryland.[1]

Watershed

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Skinners Run drains 5.26 square miles (13.6 km2) of area, receives about 44.5 in/year of precipitation, and is about 8.34% forested.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Skinners Run Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved December 7, 2022.