West Branch Christina River is a 4.96-mile-long (7.98 km) second-order tributary to the Christina River in New Castle County, Delaware in the United States.
| West Branch Christina River Tributary to Christina River | |
|---|---|
   | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware Maryland |
| County | New Castle (DE) Cecil (MD) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Big Elk Creek and Christina River divides |
| • location | about 0.1 miles southeast of Appleton, Maryland |
| • coordinates | 39°41′44″N 075°48′41″W / 39.69556°N 75.81139°W[1] |
| • elevation | 298 ft (91 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Christina River |
• location | Newark, Delaware |
• coordinates | 39°39′33″N 075°43′02″W / 39.65917°N 75.71722°W[1] |
• elevation | 79 ft (24 m)[2] |
| Length | 4.96 mi (7.98 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 6.20 square miles (16.1 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Christina River |
| • average | 8.40 cu ft/s (0.238 m3/s) at mouth with Christina River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | south then east |
| River system | Christina River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | Persimmon Run |
| Bridges | Jackson Hall School Road, Barksdale Road, Vieves Way, Winchester Drive, Chestnut Drive, W Creek Village Drive, DE 2, Otts Chapel Road, Sandy Drive |
Variant name
editAccording to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as Persimmon Branch.[1]
Course
editWest Branch Christina River rises on the Big Elk Creek and Christina River divides in Cecil County, Maryland and flows south then east into New Castle County, Delaware meet the Christina River at Newark, Delaware.
Watershed
editWest Branch Christina River drains 6.20 square miles (16.1 km2) of area, receives about 46.2 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 488.40 and is about 25.1% forested.[4]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - West Branch Christina River". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ a b "West Branch Christina River Topo Map, New Castle County DE (Newark West Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "West Branch Christina River Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 15 March 2020.