Point Branch Explained

Point Branch
Name Other:Tributary to Prospect Branch
Map Size:180
Pushpin Map:USA Delaware#USA
Pushpin Map Size:180
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Point Branch mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Point Branch mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Delaware
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Kent
Length:3.45miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Prospect Branch
Discharge1 Avg:2.49cuft/s at mouth with Prospect Branch[2]
Source1:Booth Branch divide
Source1 Location:about 1-mile southeast of Andrewsville, Delaware
Source1 Coordinates:38.8548°N -75.6135°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:62feet
Mouth:Prospect Branch
Mouth Location:about 1-mile south-southeast of Vernon, Delaware
Mouth Coordinates:38.8796°N -75.6438°W
Mouth Elevation:39feet
Progression:Prospect BranchMarshyhope CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River System:Nanticoke River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Andrewville Road, Prospect Church Road

Point Branch is a 3.45miles long first-order tributary to Prospect Branch in Kent County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[3]

Course

Point Branch rises on the Booth Branch divide about 1-mile southeast of Andrewsville, Delaware, and then flows south and west to join Prospect Branch about 1-mile south-southeast of Vernon, Delaware.[3]

Watershed

Point Branch drains of area, receives about 45.2 in/year of precipitation, and is about 1% 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: Point Branch Watershed Report . 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.