Beaver Branch (Blackbird Creek tributary)
| Beaver Branch Tributary to Blackbird Creek | |
|---|---|
   | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | New Castle |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | On divide between Beaver Branch and Appoquinimink River |
| • location | Pine Tree Corners, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 39°24′31″N 075°39′30″W / 39.40861°N 75.65833°W[1] |
| • elevation | 55 ft (17 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Blackbird Creek |
• location | about 0.5 miles northeast of Blackbird Landing, Delaware |
• coordinates | 39°23′44″N 075°37′09″W / 39.39556°N 75.61917°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
| Length | 2.41 mi (3.88 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 2.24 square miles (5.8 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Blackbird Creek |
| • average | 2.55 cu ft/s (0.072 m3/s) at mouth with Blackbird Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Blackbird Creek → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Delaware River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Union Church Road |
Beaver Branch is a 2.41-mile-long (3.88 km) tributary to Blackbird Creek in southern New Castle County, Delaware in the United States.
Course[edit]
Beaver Branch rises just east of Pine Tree Corners in southern New Castle County, Delaware and flows southeast to meet Blackbird Creek northeast of Blackbird Landing.
Watershed[edit]
The Beaver Branch watershed is about 13% forested and 63% agricultural with the rest being other land uses. The watershed receives approximately 43.2 in/year of precipitation and has a topographic wetness index of 562.53.[4]
See also[edit]
Maps[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Beaver Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Blackbird Creek Topo Map, New Castle County DE (Taylors Bridge Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ a b c "Beaver Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
External links[edit]
- Delaware Watersheds: Blackbird Creek Archived 2019-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
- Blackbird-Millington Corridor Conservation Area Plan
