Old Baptist Church Branch | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Fishing Branch |
Map Size: | 200 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Delaware#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 200 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Old Baptist Church Branch mouth |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Delaware |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Kent |
Length: | 2miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Fishing Branch |
Discharge1 Avg: | 2.2cuft/s at mouth with Fishing Branch[2] |
Source1: | Murderkill River divide |
Source1 Location: | about 0.25 miles west of Spring Hill, Delaware |
Source1 Coordinates: | 38.9772°N -75.4353°W |
Source1 Elevation: | 22feet[3] |
Mouth: | Fishing Branch |
Mouth Location: | about 0.5 miles east of Spring Hill, Delaware |
Mouth Coordinates: | 38.9686°N -75.4167°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 3feet |
Progression: | Fishing Branch → Mispillion River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Mispillion River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | DE 1, Reynolds Road |
Old Baptist Church Branch is a 2miles long 1st order tributary to Fishing Branch in Kent County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
Old Baptist Church Branch rises on the Murderkill River divide about 0.25 miles west of Spring Hill, Delaware. Old Baptist Church Branch then flows southeast then northeast to meet Fishing Branch about 0.5 miles east of Spring Hill, Delaware.[3]
Old Baptist Church Branch drains of area, receives about 45.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 613.40 and is about 8.0% forested.[2]