Point Branch

Stream in Delaware, USA
38°51′17.41″N 075°36′48.74″W / 38.8548361°N 75.6135389°W / 38.8548361; -75.6135389[1] • elevation62 ft (19 m)[1] MouthProspect Branch
 • location
about 1-mile south-southeast of Vernon, Delaware
 • coordinates
38°52′46.41″N 075°38′37.74″W / 38.8795583°N 75.6438167°W / 38.8795583; -75.6438167[1]
 • elevation
39 ft (12 m)[1]Length3.45 mi (5.55 km)[2]Basin size2.01 square miles (5.2 km2)[3]Discharge  • locationProspect Branch • average2.49 cu ft/s (0.071 m3/s) at mouth with Prospect Branch[3] Basin featuresProgressionProspect Branch → Marshyhope Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[2]River systemNanticoke RiverTributaries  • leftunnamed tributaries • rightunnamed tributariesBridgesAndrewville Road, Prospect Church Road

Point Branch is a 3.45 mi (5.55 km) long first-order tributary to Prospect Branch in Kent County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

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.[1]

Watershed

Point Branch drains 2.01 square miles (5.2 km2) of area, receives about 45.2 in/year of precipitation, and is about 1% forested.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Point Branch Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
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