Fishing Branch (Mispillion River tributary)

Fishing Branch is a 1.90 mi (3.06 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Mispillion River in Kent County, Delaware.

Fishing Branch
Tributary to Mispillion River
Fishing Branch (Mispillion River tributary) is located in Delaware
Fishing Branch (Mispillion River tributary)
Location of Fishing Branch mouth
Fishing Branch (Mispillion River tributary) is located in the United States
Fishing Branch (Mispillion River tributary)
Fishing Branch (Mispillion River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
Physical characteristics
Sourceconfluence of Parnell Branch and Old Baptist Church Branch
 • locationabout 1 mile east of Spring Hill, Delaware
 • coordinates38°58′07″N 075°25′01″W[1]
 • elevation0 ft (0 m)[2]
MouthMispillion River
 • location
about 1.5 miles southeast of Harrings Corners, Delaware
 • coordinates
38°57′20″N 075°23′37″W[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length1.90 mi (3.06 km)[3]
Basin size4.73 square miles (12.3 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationMispillion River
 • average5.91 cu ft/s (0.167 m3/s) at mouth with Mispillion River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionMispillion River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemMispillion River
Tributaries 
 • leftParnell Branch
 • rightOld Baptist Church Branch
BridgesThompsonville Road, Big Stone Beach Road

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Fishing Creek

Course

Fishing Branch forms at the confluence of Parnell Branch and Old Baptist Church Branch about 1 mile east of Spring Hill, Delaware. Fishing Branch then flows southeast to meet the Mispillion River about 1.5 miles southeast of Herrings Corners, Delaware.[2]

Watershed

Fishing Branch drains 4.73 square miles (12.3 km2) of area, receives about 45.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 596.10 and is about 8.3% forested.[4]

See also

References
  1. "GNIS Detail - Fishing Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. "Mispillion River Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Mispillion River Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  4. "Fishing Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
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