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Point Branch

Coordinates: 38°52′46.41″N 075°38′37.74″W / 38.8795583°N 75.6438167°W / 38.8795583; -75.6438167
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Point Branch
Tributary to Prospect Branch
Map of Point Branch mouth location
Map of Point Branch mouth location
Location of Point Branch mouth
Map of Point Branch mouth location
Map of Point Branch mouth location
Point Branch (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
Physical characteristics
SourceBooth Branch divide
 • locationabout 1-mile southeast of Andrewsville, Delaware
 • coordinates38°51′17.41″N 075°36′48.74″W / 38.8548361°N 75.6135389°W / 38.8548361; -75.6135389[1]
 • elevation62 ft (19 m)[1]
MouthProspect Branch
 • location
about 1-mile south-southeast of Vernon, Delaware
 • coordinates
38°52′46.41″N 075°38′37.74″W / 38.8795583°N 75.6438167°W / 38.8795583; -75.6438167[1]
 • elevation
39 ft (12 m)[1]
Length3.45 mi (5.55 km)[2]
Basin size2.01 square miles (5.2 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationProspect Branch
 • average2.49 cu ft/s (0.071 m3/s) at mouth with Prospect Branch[3]
Basin features
ProgressionProspect BranchMarshyhope CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[2]
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesAndrewville Road, Prospect Church Road

Point Branch is a 3.45 mi (5.55 km) long first-order tributary to Prospect Branch in Kent County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Course

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Point Branch rises on the Booth Branch divide about 1-mile southeast of Andrewsville, Delaware, and then flows south and west to join Prospect Branch about 1-mile south-southeast of Vernon, Delaware.[1]

Watershed

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Point Branch drains 2.01 square miles (5.2 km2) of area, receives about 45.2 in/year of precipitation, and is about 1% forested.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Point Branch Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved March 20, 2023.