Kings Causeway Branch

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Kings Causeway Branch
Tributary to Mispillion River
Kings Causeway Branch is located in Delaware
Kings Causeway Branch
Location of Kings Causeway Branch mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
Physical characteristics
SourceBrockonbridge Gut divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles west of Scotts Corners, Delaware
 • coordinates38°59′34″N 075°23′24″W / 38.99278°N 75.39000°W / 38.99278; -75.39000[1]
 • elevation7 ft (2.1 m)[2]
MouthMispillion River
 • location
about 2.5 miles southeast of Herrings Corners, Delaware
 • coordinates
38°57′39″N 075°22′40″W / 38.96083°N 75.37778°W / 38.96083; -75.37778Coordinates: 38°57′39″N 075°22′40″W / 38.96083°N 75.37778°W / 38.96083; -75.37778[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length2.43 mi (3.91 km)[3]
Basin size1.96 square miles (5.1 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationMispillion River
 • average2.43 cu ft/s (0.069 m3/s) at mouth with Mispillion River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionMispillion River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemMispillion River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesBig Stone Beach Road, Stratham Lane

Kings Causeway Branch is a 2.43 mi (3.91 km) long 1st order tributary to the Mispillion River in Kent County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Course[]

Kings Causeway Branch rises on the Brockonbridge Gut divide about 0.5 miles west of Scotts Corners, Delaware. Kings Causeway Branch then flows south to meet the Mispillion River about 2.5 miles southeast of Herrings Corners, Delaware.[2]

Watershed[]

Kings Causeway Branch drains 1.96 square miles (5.1 km2) of area, receives about 45.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 696.03 and is about 4.8% forested.[4]

See also[]

  • List of Delaware rivers

Maps[]

Course and Watershed of Kings Causeway Branch

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Kings Causeway Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Mispillion River Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Mispillion River Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Kings Causeway Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
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