Almshouse Branch (Isaac Branch tributary) explained

Almshouse Branch
Name Other:Tributary to Isaac Branch
Map Size:200
Pushpin Map:USA Delaware#USA
Pushpin Map Size:200
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Almshouse Branch mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Delaware
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Kent
Length:3.16miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Isaac Branch
Discharge1 Avg:2.78cuft/s at mouth with Isaac Branch[2]
Source1:divide between Almshouse Branch and Cow Marsh Ditch (Choptank River)
Source1 Location:about 3 miles southwest of Camden, Delaware
Source1 Coordinates:39.0856°N -75.5986°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:62feet[4]
Mouth:Isaac Branch
Mouth Location:about 2 miles west of Wyoming, Delaware
Mouth Coordinates:39.1228°N -75.5858°W
Mouth Elevation:30feet
Progression:Issac BranchSt. Jones RiverDelaware BayAtlantic Ocean
River System:St. Jones River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Thicket Road, Westville Road

Almshouse Branch is a 3.16miles long 1st order tributary to Isaac Branch in Kent County, Delaware.

Course

Almshouse Branch rises about 3 miles southwest of Camden in Kent County, Delaware on the Cow Marsh Ditch divide. Almshouse Branch then flows north to meet Isaac Branch about 2 miles west of Wyoming, Delaware.[4]

Watershed

Almshouse Branch drains of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 629.58 and is about 5% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 19 October 2019.
  2. Web site: Almshouse Branch Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 19 October 2019.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Almshouse Branch . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 19 October 2019.
  4. Web site: Isaac Branch Topo Map, Kent County DE (Dover Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 19 October 2019 . en.