Green Spring Branch (Duck Creek tributary)

Green Spring Branch Tributary to Duck Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	New Castle
City	Smyrna
Physical characteristics
Source	Sawmill Branch divide
• location	about 1 northeast of Green Spring, Delaware
• coordinates	39°20′11″N 075°38′58″W[1]
• elevation	50 ft (15 m)[2]
Mouth	Duck Creek (Duck Creek Pond)
• location	Smyrna, Delaware
• coordinates	39°18′29″N 075°32′41″W[1]
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length	2.91 mi (4.68 km)[3]
Basin size	4.22 square miles (10.9 km^2)[4]
Discharge
• average	5.07 cu ft/s (0.144 m^3/s) at mouth with Duck Creek[4]
Basin features
Progression	southeast
River system	Smyrna River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	Massey Branch
Bridges	Clark Farm Road, Vandyke Greenspring Road

Green Spring Branch is a 2.91 mi (4.68 km) long 2nd order tributary to Duck Creek in New Castle County, Delaware.

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 km^2) 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]

See also

• List of rivers of Delaware

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.