Old Baptist Church Branch

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Old Baptist Church Branch
Tributary to Fishing Branch
Old Baptist Church Branch is located in Delaware
Old Baptist Church Branch
Location of Old Baptist Church Branch mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
Physical characteristics
SourceMurderkill River divide
 • locationabout 0.25 miles west of Spring Hill, Delaware
 • coordinates38°58′38″N 075°26′07″W / 38.97722°N 75.43528°W / 38.97722; -75.43528[1]
 • elevation22 ft (6.7 m)[2]
MouthFishing Branch
 • location
about 0.5 miles east of Spring Hill, Delaware
 • coordinates
38°58′07″N 075°25′00″W / 38.96861°N 75.41667°W / 38.96861; -75.41667Coordinates: 38°58′07″N 075°25′00″W / 38.96861°N 75.41667°W / 38.96861; -75.41667[1]
 • elevation
3 ft (0.91 m)[2]
Length2.00 mi (3.22 km)[3]
Basin size1.75 square miles (4.5 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationFishing Branch
 • average2.20 cu ft/s (0.062 m3/s) at mouth with Fishing Branch[4]
Basin features
ProgressionFishing Branch → Mispillion River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemMispillion River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesDE 1, Reynolds Road

Old Baptist Church Branch is a 2.00 mi (3.22 km) long 1st order tributary to Fishing Branch in Kent County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Course[]

Old Baptist Church Branch rises on the Murderkill River divide about 0.25 miles west of Spring Hill, Delaware. Old Baptist Church Branch then flows southeast then northeast to meet Fishing Branch about 0.5 miles east of Spring Hill, Delaware.[2]

Watershed[]

Old Baptist Church Branch drains 1.75 square miles (4.5 km2) of area, receives about 45.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 613.40 and is about 8.0% forested.[4]

See also[]

  • List of Delaware rivers

Maps[]

Course and Watershed of Old Baptist Church Branch

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Old Baptist Church 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 "Old Baptist Church Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
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