Browns Branch is a 10.27 mi (16.53 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Murderkill River in Kent County, Delaware.
| Browns Branch Tributary to Murderkill River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Browns Branch mouth  Browns Branch (Murderkill River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Kent |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Nanticoke River divide |
| • location | about 1 mile south of Harrington, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 38°53′45″N 075°33′50″W / 38.89583°N 75.56389°W[1] |
| • elevation | 58 ft (18 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Murderkill River |
• location | about 1 mile south-southwest of Frederica, Delaware |
• coordinates | 38°59′12″N 075°28′32″W / 38.98667°N 75.47556°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
| Length | 10.27 mi (16.53 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 23.02 square miles (59.6 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Murderkill River |
| • average | 28.70 cu ft/s (0.813 m3/s) at mouth with Murderkill River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Murderkill River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Murderkill River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Indian Branch |
| • right | Ward Branch |
| Waterbodies | McColley Pond |
| Bridges | Corn Crib Road, Cluckey Drive, DE 14, Jackson Ditch Road (x2), Killens Pond Road, Sandbox Road, Canterbury Road, Fork Landing Road |
Variant names
editAccording to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Spring Branch
Course
editBrowns Branch rises on the Nanticoke River divide about 1 mile south of Harrington, Delaware. Browns Branch then flows northeasterly to meet the Murderkill River about 1 mile south-southwest of Frederica, Delaware.[2]
Watershed
editBrowns Branch drains 23.02 square miles (59.6 km2) of area, receives about 45.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 648.58 and is about 10.4% forested.[4]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Browns Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Browns Branch Topo Map, Kent County DE (Milford Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Browns Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 March 2020.