East Branch Christina River
| East Branch Christina River Tributary to Christina River | |
|---|---|
   | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware Maryland Pennsylvania |
| County | New Castle (DE) Cecil (MD) Chester (PA) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Christina River divide |
| • location | about 0.25 miles northwest of Strickersville, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 39°44′18″N 075°48′20″W / 39.73833°N 75.80556°W[1] |
| • elevation | 375 ft (114 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Christina River |
• location | Covered Bridge Farms, Delaware |
• coordinates | 39°42′02″N 075°47′09″W / 39.70056°N 75.78583°W[1] |
• elevation | 161 ft (49 m)[2] |
| Length | 2.96 mi (4.76 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 2.03 square miles (5.3 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Christina River |
| • average | 2.89 cu ft/s (0.082 m3/s) at mouth with Christina River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Christina River → Delaware River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean[3] |
| River system | Christina River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Strickersville Road, Elbow Lane, Little Egypt Road, Harvest Lane, Wedgewood Road, Covered Bridge Lane |
East Branch Christina River is a 2.96-mile-long (4.76 km) first-order tributary to the Christina River in New Castle County, Delaware in the United States.
Course
[edit]East Branch Christina River rises on the Christina River divide in Chester County, Pennsylvania and flows south into Cecil County, Maryland then southeast into New Castle County, Delaware meet the Christina River at Covered Bridge Farms.
Watershed
[edit]East Branch Christina River drains 2.03 square miles (5.3 km2) of area, receives about 46.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 409.33 and is about 36.7% forested.[4]
See also
[edit]Maps
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - East Branch Christina River". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ a b "East Branch Christina River Topo Map, New Castle County DE (Newark West Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "East Branch Christina River Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
