Newell Branch (Tidbury Creek tributary)

Newell Branch is a 1.57 mi (2.53 km) long 1st order tributary to Tidbury Creek in Kent County, Delaware.

Newell Branch
Tributary to Tidbury Creek
Location of Newell Branch mouth
Newell Branch (Tidbury Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
Physical characteristics
SourceIsaac Branch divide
 • locationPond about 0.5 miles west of Star Hill, Delaware
 • coordinates39°06′03″N 075°33′15″W[1]
 • elevation43 ft (13 m)[2]
MouthTidbury Creek
 • location
Voshell Mill, Delaware
 • coordinates
39°05′55″N 075°31′41″W[1]
 • elevation
10 ft (3.0 m)[2]
Length1.57 mi (2.53 km)[3]
Basin size1.63 square miles (4.2 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationTidbury Creek
 • average1.98 cu ft/s (0.056 m3/s) at mouth with Tidbury Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally east
River systemSt. Jones River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesLone Tree Drive, US 13, Peachtree Run, Voshell Mill Road

Course

Newell Branch rises in a pond about 0.5 miles west of Star Hill in Kent County, Delaware on the Isaac Branch divide. Newell Branch then flows easterly to meet Tidbury Creek at Voshell Mill, Delaware.[2]

Watershed

Newell Branch drains 1.63 square miles (4.2 km2) of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 604.28 and is about 1.2% forested.[4]

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See also
  • List of Delaware rivers

Maps
Course and Watershed of Newell Branch (Tidbury Creek tributary)

References
  1. "GNIS Detail - Newell Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  2. "Tidbury Creek Topo Map, Kent County DE (Frederica Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  4. "Newell Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
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