Green Spring Branch (Duck Creek tributary)

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
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
CitySmyrna
Physical characteristics
SourceSawmill Branch divide
 • locationabout 1 northeast of Green Spring, Delaware
 • coordinates39°20′11″N 075°38′58″W[1]
 • elevation50 ft (15 m)[2]
MouthDuck Creek (Duck Creek Pond)
 • location
Smyrna, Delaware
 • coordinates
39°18′29″N 075°32′41″W[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length2.91 mi (4.68 km)[3]
Basin size4.22 square miles (10.9 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • average5.07 cu ft/s (0.144 m3/s) at mouth with Duck Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressionsoutheast
River systemSmyrna River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightMassey Branch
BridgesClark Farm Road, Vandyke Greenspring Road

Course

Green Spring Branch rises on the Sawmill Branch divide about 1 mile northeast of Green Spring, Delaware.[2]

Watershed

Green 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]

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See also

References
  1. "GNIS Detail - Green Spring Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  2. "Duck Creek Topo Map, Kent County DE (Smyrna Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  4. "Duck Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 2 March 2020.



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