Green Spring Branch is a 2.91 mi (4.68 km) long 2nd order tributary to Duck Creek in New Castle County, Delaware.
| Green Spring Branch Tributary to Duck Creek | |
|---|---|
   | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | New Castle |
| City | Smyrna |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Sawmill Branch divide |
| • location | about 1 northeast of Green Spring, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 39°20′11″N 075°38′58″W / 39.33639°N 75.64944°W[1] |
| • elevation | 50 ft (15 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Duck Creek (Duck Creek Pond) |
• location | Smyrna, Delaware |
• coordinates | 39°18′29″N 075°32′41″W / 39.30806°N 75.54472°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
| Length | 2.91 mi (4.68 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 4.22 square miles (10.9 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 5.07 cu ft/s (0.144 m3/s) at mouth with Duck Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | southeast |
| River system | Smyrna River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | Massey Branch |
| Bridges | Clark Farm Road, Vandyke Greenspring Road |
Course
editGreen Spring Branch rises on the Sawmill Branch divide about 1 mile northeast of Green Spring, Delaware.[2]
Watershed
editGreen Spring Branch drains 4.22 square miles (10.9 km2) of area, receives about 44.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 605.67 and is about 4.9% forested.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Green Spring Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Duck Creek Topo Map, Kent County DE (Smyrna Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Duck Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 2 March 2020.