Red House Branch (Tidbury Creek tributary)
| Red House Branch Tributary to Tidbury Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Red House Branch mouth  Red House Branch (Tidbury Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Kent |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Almshouse Branch divide |
| • location | about 0.5 miles northwest of Derby Shores, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 39°05′52″N 075°34′44″W / 39.09778°N 75.57889°W[1] |
| • elevation | 50 ft (15 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Tidbury Creek |
• location | Derby Pond |
• coordinates | 39°05′07″N 075°33′49″W / 39.08528°N 75.56361°W[1] |
• elevation | 30 ft (9.1 m)[2] |
| Length | 1.33 mi (2.14 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 1.49 square miles (3.9 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Tidbury Creek |
| • average | 1.82 cu ft/s (0.052 m3/s) at mouth with Tidbury Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Tidbury Creek → St. Jones River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | St. Jones River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Willow Grove Road |
Red House Branch is a 1.33 mi (2.14 km) long 1st order tributary to Tidbury Creek in Kent County, Delaware.
Course
[edit]Red House Branch rises about 0.5 miles northwest of Derby Shores in Kent County, Delaware on the Almshouse Branch divide. Red House Branch then flows southeast to flow into Derby Pond.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Red House Branch drains 1.49 square miles (3.9 km2) of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 592.32 and is about 6.0% forested.[4]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Red House Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Tidbury Creek Topo Map, Kent County DE (Frederica Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Red House Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
