| West Branch Christina River | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Christina River |
| Map Size: | 180 |
| Map Alt: | Map of West Branch Christina River mouth |
| Pushpin Map: | Delaware#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 180 |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of West Branch Christina River mouth |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Delaware Maryland |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | New Castle (DE) Cecil (MD) |
| Length: | 4.96miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Christina River |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 8.4cuft/s at mouth with Christina River[2] |
| Source1: | Big Elk Creek and Christina River divides |
| Source1 Location: | about 0.1 miles southeast of Appleton, Maryland |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 39.6956°N -75.8114°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 298feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Christina River |
| Mouth Location: | Newark, Delaware |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 39.6592°N -75.7172°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 79feet |
| Progression: | south then east |
| River System: | Christina River |
| Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
| Tributaries Right: | Persimmon Run |
| Bridges: | Jackson Hall School Road, Barksdale Road, Vieves Way, Winchester Drive, Chestnut Drive, W Creek Village Drive, DE 2, Otts Chapel Road, Sandy Drive |
West Branch Christina River is a 4.96adj=midNaNadj=mid second-order tributary to the Christina River in New Castle County, Delaware in the United States.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as Persimmon Branch.[3]
West Branch Christina River rises on the Big Elk Creek and Christina River divides in Cecil County, Maryland and flows south then east into New Castle County, Delaware meet the Christina River at Newark, Delaware.
West Branch Christina River drains of area, receives about 46.2 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 488.40 and is about 25.1% forested.[2]