Massey Branch (Green Spring Branch tributary)

Massey Branch Tributary to Green Spring Branch
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Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	New Castle
Physical characteristics
Source	Blackbird Creek divide
• location	Pond about 0.5 miles northeast of Prices Corners, Delaware
• coordinates	39°19′50″N 075°40′30″W[1]
• elevation	62 ft (19 m)[2]
Mouth	Green Spring Branch
• location	Brookmill Estates, Delaware
• coordinates	39°19′16″N 075°38′28″W[1]
• elevation	32 ft (9.8 m)[2]
Length	1.76 mi (2.83 km)[3]
Basin size	1.58 square miles (4.1 km^2)[4]
Discharge
• average	1.91 cu ft/s (0.054 m^3/s) at mouth with Green Spring Branch[4]
Basin features
Progression	southeast
River system	Smyrna River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Blackbird-Greenspring Road

Massey Branch is a 1.76 mi (2.83 km) long 1st order tributary to Green Spring Branch in New Castle County, Delaware.

Course

Massey Branch rises in a pond on the Blackbird Creek divide about 0.5 miles northeast of Prices Corners, Delaware.[2]

Watershed

Massey Branch drains 1.58 square miles (4.1 km^2) of area, receives about 44.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 605.20 and is about 1.4% forested.[4]

See also

• List of rivers of Delaware

References

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