Beaver Branch (Blackbird Creek tributary) explained

Beaver Branch
Name Other:Tributary to Blackbird Creek
Map Size:180
Map Alt:Map of Beaver Branch mouth
Pushpin Map:Delaware#USA
Pushpin Map Size:180
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Beaver Branch mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Delaware
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:New Castle
Length:2.41miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Blackbird Creek
Discharge1 Avg:2.55cuft/s at mouth with Blackbird Creek[2]
Source1:On divide between Beaver Branch and Appoquinimink River
Source1 Location:Pine Tree Corners, Delaware
Source1 Coordinates:39.4086°N -75.6583°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:55feet[4]
Mouth:Blackbird Creek
Mouth Location:about 0.5 miles northeast of Blackbird Landing, Delaware
Mouth Coordinates:39.3956°N -75.6192°W
Mouth Elevation:0feet
Progression:Blackbird CreekDelaware BayAtlantic Ocean
River System:Delaware River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Union Church Road

Beaver Branch is a 2.41adj=midNaNadj=mid tributary to Blackbird Creek in southern New Castle County, Delaware in the United States.

Course

Beaver Branch rises just east of Pine Tree Corners in southern New Castle County, Delaware and flows southeast to meet Blackbird Creek northeast of Blackbird Landing.

Watershed

The Beaver Branch watershed is about 13% forested and 63% agricultural with the rest being other land uses. The watershed receives approximately 43.2 in/year of precipitation and has a topographic wetness index of 562.53.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 26 September 2019.
  2. Web site: Beaver Branch Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 26 September 2019.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Beaver Branch . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 26 September 2019.
  4. Web site: Blackbird Creek Topo Map, New Castle County DE (Taylors Bridge Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 26 September 2019 . en.