Guthrie Branch (C and D Canal tributary)

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Guthrie Branch
Tributary to C and D Canal
Location of Guthrie Branch mouth
Location of Guthrie Branch mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Physical characteristics
SourceLong Creek divide
 • locationabout 0.2 miles east of Pencader Farms, Delaware
 • coordinates39°33′26″N 075°44′47″W / 39.55722°N 75.74639°W / 39.55722; -75.74639[1]
 • elevation70 ft (21 m)[2]
MouthC and D Canal
 • location
about 1.5 miles east of Chesapeake City, Maryland
 • coordinates
39°32′25″N 075°45′38″W / 39.54028°N 75.76056°W / 39.54028; -75.76056[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length2.11 mi (3.40 km)[3]
Basin size2.21 square miles (5.7 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • average2.75 cu ft/s (0.078 m3/s) at mouth with C and D Canal[4]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally south
River systemC and D Canal
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesFrazer Road, Chesapeake City Road

Guthrie Branch is a 2.11 mi (3.40 km) long 1st order tributary to C and D Canal in New Castle County, Delaware.

Variant names[]

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Guthrie Run

Course[]

Guthrie Branch rises on the Long Creek divide about 0.2 miles east of Pencader Farms in New Castle County, Delaware. Guthrie Branch then flows south to meet the C and D Canal about 1.5 miles east of Chesapeake City, Maryland.[2]

Watershed[]

Guthrie Branch drains 2.21 square miles (5.7 km2) of area, receives about 44.9 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 652.80 and is about 26.2% forested.[4]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Guthrie Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Long Creek Topo Map, Cecil County MD (Elkton Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Guthrie Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 1 March 2020.


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