Bright Haines Glade Branch Explained

Bright Haines Glade Branch
Name Other:Tributary to Prospect Branch
Map Size:180
Pushpin Map:USA Delaware#USA
Pushpin Map Size:180
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Bright Haines Glade Branch mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Bright Haines Glade Branch mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Delaware
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Kent
Length:4.13miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Prospect Branch
Discharge1 Avg:11.6cuft/s at mouth with Prospect Branch[2]
Source1:Browns Branch divide
Source1 Location:about 0.5 miles southwest of Harrington, Delaware
Source1 Coordinates:38.9115°N -75.9266°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:50feet
Mouth:Prospect Branch
Mouth Location:about 1-mile southeast of Vernon, Delaware
Mouth Coordinates:38.8687°N -75.6405°W
Mouth Elevation:43feet
Progression:Prospect BranchMarshyhope CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River System:Nanticoke River
Tributaries Left:Prong No. 2
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Flatiron Road, Prospect Church Road

Bright Haines Glade Branch is a 4.13miles long third-order tributary to Prospect Branch in Kent County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[3]

Course

Bright Haines Glade Branch rises on the Browns Branch divide about 0.5 miles southwest of Harrington, Delaware, and then flows southwest to join Prospect Branch about 1-mile southeast of Vernon, Delaware.[3]

Watershed

Bright Haines Glade Branch drains of area, receives about 45.2 in/year of precipitation, and is about 8.88% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . March 20, 2023.
  2. Web site: Bright Haines Glade Branch . watersgeo.epa.gov . US EPA . March 20, 2023 . en.
  3. Web site: Geographic Names Information System . edits.nationalmap.gov . US Geological Survey . March 20, 2023.