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Bright Haines Glade Branch

Coordinates: 38°52′7.41″N 075°38′25.74″W / 38.8687250°N 75.6404833°W / 38.8687250; -75.6404833
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Bright Haines Glade Branch
Tributary to Prospect Branch
Map of Bright Haines Glade Branch mouth location
Map of Bright Haines Glade Branch mouth location
Location of Bright Haines Glade Branch mouth
Map of Bright Haines Glade Branch mouth location
Map of Bright Haines Glade Branch mouth location
Bright Haines Glade Branch (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
Physical characteristics
SourceBrowns Branch divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles southwest of Harrington, Delaware
 • coordinates38°54′41.41″N 075°55′35.73″W / 38.9115028°N 75.9265917°W / 38.9115028; -75.9265917[1]
 • elevation50 ft (15 m)[1]
MouthProspect Branch
 • location
about 1-mile southeast of Vernon, Delaware
 • coordinates
38°52′7.41″N 075°38′25.74″W / 38.8687250°N 75.6404833°W / 38.8687250; -75.6404833[1]
 • elevation
43 ft (13 m)[1]
Length4.13 mi (6.65 km)[2]
Basin size9.54 square miles (24.7 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationProspect Branch
 • average11.60 cu ft/s (0.328 m3/s) at mouth with Prospect Branch[3]
Basin features
ProgressionProspect BranchMarshyhope CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[2]
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftProng No. 2
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesFlatiron Road, Prospect Church Road

Bright Haines Glade Branch is a 4.13 mi (6.65 km) long third-order tributary to Prospect Branch in Kent County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Course

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Bright Haines Glade Branch rises on the Browns Branch divide about 0.5 miles southwest of Harrington, Delaware, and then flows southwest to join Prospect Branch about 1-mile southeast of Vernon, Delaware.[1]

Watershed

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Bright Haines Glade Branch drains 9.54 square miles (24.7 km2) of area, receives about 45.2 in/year of precipitation, and is about 8.88% forested.[3]

See also

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References

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  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 "Bright Haines Glade Branch". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved March 20, 2023.