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River in Delaware, United States
Greens Branch
Tributary to Duck Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
CitySmyrna
Physical characteristics
SourceProvidence Creek divide
 • locationabout 0.2 miles southwest of Alley Corners, Delaware
 • coordinates39°16′15″N 075°40′00″W / 39.27083°N 75.66667°W / 39.27083; -75.66667
 • elevation57 ft (17 m)
MouthDuck Creek (Duck Creek Pond)
 • locationSmyrna, Delaware
 • coordinates39°15′49″N 075°39′44″W / 39.26361°N 75.66222°W / 39.26361; -75.66222
 • elevation0 ft (0 m)
Length4.36 mi (7.02 km)
Basin size3.51 square miles (9.1 km)
Discharge 
 • average4.27 cu ft/s (0.121 m/s) at mouth with Duck Creek
Basin features
Progressionnorth-northeast
River systemSmyrna River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesAlley Corner Road, DE 6, North Main Street

Greens Branch is a 4.36 mi (7.02 km) long 2nd order tributary to Duck Creek in Kent County, Delaware.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:

  • Duck Creek

Course

Greens Branch rises on the Providence Creek divide about 0.2 miles southwest of Alley Corners, Delaware.

Watershed

Greens Branch drains 3.51 square miles (9.1 km) of area, receives about 44.7 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 644.03 and is about 2.8% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Greens 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. ^ "Greens Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
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