Jordan Branch (Sewell Branch tributary)
Appearance
Jordan Branch Tributary to Sewell Branch | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Delaware |
County | Kent |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Island Pond Marsh Ditch divide |
• location | about 0.1 miles east of Fords Corner, Delaware |
• coordinates | 39°11′31″N 075°41′36″W / 39.19194°N 75.69333°W[1] |
• elevation | 72 ft (22 m)[2] |
Mouth | Sewell Branch |
• location | about 2 miles northeast of Pearsons Grove, Delaware |
• coordinates | 39°14′49″N 075°43′56″W / 39.24694°N 75.73222°W[1] |
• elevation | 49 ft (15 m)[2] |
Length | 5.41 mi (8.71 km)[3] |
Basin size | 6.04 square miles (15.6 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• average | 7.35 cu ft/s (0.208 m3/s) at mouth with Jordan Branch[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | northwest |
River system | Chester River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | DE 11, DE 300, Chance Road, Underwoods Corner Road |
Jordan Branch is a 5.41 mi (8.71 km) long 2nd order tributary to Sewell Branch in Kent County, Delaware.
Course
[edit]Jordan Branch rises on the Island Pond Marsh Ditch divide about 0.1 miles east of Fords Corner, Delaware.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Jordan Branch drains 6.04 square miles (15.6 km2) of area, receives about 44.7 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 727.94 and is about 6.6% forested.[4]
See also
[edit]Maps
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Jordan Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Andover Branch Topo Map, Queen Anne's County MD (Millington Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Jordan Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 7 March 2020.