Newell Branch (Tidbury Creek tributary)

Newell Branch Tributary to Tidbury Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Kent
Physical characteristics
Source	Isaac Branch divide
• location	Pond about 0.5 miles west of Star Hill, Delaware
• coordinates	39°06′03″N 075°33′15″W[1]
• elevation	43 ft (13 m)[2]
Mouth	Tidbury Creek
• location	Voshell Mill, Delaware
• coordinates	39°05′55″N 075°31′41″W[1]
• elevation	10 ft (3.0 m)[2]
Length	1.57 mi (2.53 km)[3]
Basin size	1.63 square miles (4.2 km^2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Tidbury Creek
• average	1.98 cu ft/s (0.056 m^3/s) at mouth with Tidbury Creek[4]
Basin features
Progression	Tidbury Creek → St. Jones River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system	St. Jones River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Lone Tree Drive, US 13, Peachtree Run, Voshell Mill Road

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

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 km^2) 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]

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.