Guthrie Branch (C and D Canal tributary)
| Guthrie Branch Tributary to C and D Canal | |
|---|---|
   | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | New Castle |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Long Creek divide |
| • location | about 0.2 miles east of Pencader Farms, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 39°33′26″N 075°44′47″W / 39.55722°N 75.74639°W[1] |
| • elevation | 70 ft (21 m)[2] |
| Mouth | C 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[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
| Length | 2.11 mi (3.40 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 2.21 square miles (5.7 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 2.75 cu ft/s (0.078 m3/s) at mouth with C and D Canal[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | generally south |
| River system | C and D Canal |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Frazer 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
[edit]According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Guthrie Run
Course
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Guthrie Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Long Creek Topo Map, Cecil County MD (Elkton Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Guthrie Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
