East Branch Christina River | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Christina River |
Map Size: | 180 |
Map Alt: | Map of East Branch Christina River mouth |
Pushpin Map: | Delaware#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 180 |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of East Branch Christina River mouth |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Delaware Maryland Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | New Castle (DE) Cecil (MD) Chester (PA) |
Length: | 2.96miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Christina River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 2.89cuft/s at mouth with Christina River[2] |
Source1: | Christina River divide |
Source1 Location: | about 0.25 miles northwest of Strickersville, Pennsylvania |
Source1 Coordinates: | 39.7383°N -75.8056°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 375feet[4] |
Mouth: | Christina River |
Mouth Location: | Covered Bridge Farms, Delaware |
Mouth Coordinates: | 39.7006°N -75.7858°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 161feet |
Progression: | Christina River → Delaware River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Christina River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Strickersville Road, Elbow Lane, Little Egypt Road, Harvest Lane, Wedgewood Road, Covered Bridge Lane |
East Branch Christina River is a 2.96adj=midNaNadj=mid first-order tributary to the Christina River in New Castle County, Delaware in the United States.
East Branch Christina River rises on the Christina River divide in Chester County, Pennsylvania and flows south into Cecil County, Maryland then southeast into New Castle County, Delaware meet the Christina River at Covered Bridge Farms.
East Branch Christina River drains of area, receives about 46.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 409.33 and is about 36.7% forested.[2]