Point Branch
| Point Branch Tributary to Prospect Branch | |
|---|---|
  Location of Point Branch mouth  Point Branch (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Kent |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Booth Branch divide |
| • location | about 1-mile southeast of Andrewsville, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 38°51′17.41″N 075°36′48.74″W / 38.8548361°N 75.6135389°W[1] |
| • elevation | 62 ft (19 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Prospect Branch |
• location | about 1-mile south-southeast of Vernon, Delaware |
• coordinates | 38°52′46.41″N 075°38′37.74″W / 38.8795583°N 75.6438167°W[1] |
• elevation | 39 ft (12 m)[1] |
| Length | 3.45 mi (5.55 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 2.01 square miles (5.2 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Prospect Branch |
| • average | 2.49 cu ft/s (0.071 m3/s) at mouth with Prospect Branch[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Prospect Branch → Marshyhope Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[2] |
| River system | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Andrewville Road, Prospect Church Road |
Point Branch is a 3.45 mi (5.55 km) long first-order tributary to Prospect Branch in Kent County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]
Course
[edit]Point Branch rises on the Booth Branch divide about 1-mile southeast of Andrewsville, Delaware, and then flows south and west to join Prospect Branch about 1-mile south-southeast of Vernon, Delaware.[1]
Watershed
[edit]Point Branch drains 2.01 square miles (5.2 km2) of area, receives about 45.2 in/year of precipitation, and is about 1% forested.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Point Branch Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved March 20, 2023.