Green Spring Branch (Duck Creek tributary) explained

Green Spring Branch
Name Other:Tributary to Duck Creek
Map Size:180
Map Alt:Map of Green Spring Branch mouth
Pushpin Map:Delaware#USA
Pushpin Map Size:180
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Green Spring Branch mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Delaware
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:New Castle
Subdivision Type4:City
Subdivision Name4:Smyrna
Length:2.91miles[1]
Discharge1 Avg:5.07cuft/s at mouth with Duck Creek[2]
Source1:Sawmill Branch divide
Source1 Location:about 1 northeast of Green Spring, Delaware
Source1 Coordinates:39.3364°N -75.6494°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:50feet[4]
Mouth:Duck Creek (Duck Creek Pond)
Mouth Location:Smyrna, Delaware
Mouth Coordinates:39.3081°N -75.5447°W
Mouth Elevation:0feet
Progression:southeast
River System:Smyrna River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:Massey Branch
Bridges:Clark Farm Road, Vandyke Greenspring Road

Green Spring Branch is a 2.91miles long 2nd order tributary to Duck Creek in New Castle County, Delaware.

Course

Green Spring Branch rises on the Sawmill Branch divide about 1 mile northeast of Green Spring, Delaware.[4]

Watershed

Green Spring Branch drains of area, receives about 44.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 605.67 and is about 4.9% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 2 March 2020.
  2. Web site: Duck Creek Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 2 March 2020.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Green Spring Branch . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 2 March 2020.
  4. Web site: Duck Creek Topo Map, Kent County DE (Smyrna Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 2 March 2020 . en.