Kings Causeway Branch is a 2.43 mi (3.91 km) long 1st order tributary to the Mispillion River in Kent County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]
| Kings Causeway Branch Tributary to Mispillion River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Kings Causeway Branch mouth  Kings Causeway Branch (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Kent |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Brockonbridge Gut divide |
| • location | about 0.5 miles west of Scotts Corners, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 38°59′34″N 075°23′24″W / 38.99278°N 75.39000°W[1] |
| • elevation | 7 ft (2.1 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Mispillion River |
• location | about 2.5 miles southeast of Herrings Corners, Delaware |
• coordinates | 38°57′39″N 075°22′40″W / 38.96083°N 75.37778°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
| Length | 2.43 mi (3.91 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 1.96 square miles (5.1 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Mispillion River |
| • average | 2.43 cu ft/s (0.069 m3/s) at mouth with Mispillion River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Mispillion River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Mispillion River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Big Stone Beach Road, Stratham Lane |
Course
editKings Causeway Branch rises on the Brockonbridge Gut divide about 0.5 miles west of Scotts Corners, Delaware. Kings Causeway Branch then flows south to meet the Mispillion River about 2.5 miles southeast of Herrings Corners, Delaware.[2]
Watershed
editKings Causeway Branch drains 1.96 square miles (5.1 km2) of area, receives about 45.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 696.03 and is about 4.8% forested.[4]
See also
editMaps
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References
edit- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Kings Causeway Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Mispillion River Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Mispillion River Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Kings Causeway Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 March 2020.