Red House Branch (Tidbury Creek tributary)

Red House Branch is a 1.33 mi (2.14 km) long 1st order tributary to Tidbury Creek in Kent County, Delaware.

Red House Branch Tributary to Tidbury Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Kent
Physical characteristics
Source	Almshouse Branch divide
• location	about 0.5 miles northwest of Derby Shores, Delaware
• coordinates	39°05′52″N 075°34′44″W[1]
• elevation	50 ft (15 m)[2]
Mouth	Tidbury Creek
• location	Derby Pond
• coordinates	39°05′07″N 075°33′49″W[1]
• elevation	30 ft (9.1 m)[2]
Length	1.33 mi (2.14 km)[3]
Basin size	1.49 square miles (3.9 km^2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Tidbury Creek
• average	1.82 cu ft/s (0.052 m^3/s) at mouth with Tidbury Creek[4]
Basin features
Progression	southeast
River system	St. Jones River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Willow Grove Road

Course

Red House Branch rises about 0.5 miles northwest of Derby Shores in Kent County, Delaware on the Almshouse Branch divide. Red House Branch then flows southeast to flow into Derby Pond.[2]

Watershed

Red House Branch drains 1.49 square miles (3.9 km²) of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 592.32 and is about 6.0% forested.[4]

See also

• List of Delaware rivers

Maps

Course and Watershed of Red House Branch (Tidbury Creek tributary)

References

1. "GNIS Detail - Red House 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. "Red House Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 10 March 2020.