Greens Branch (Duck Creek tributary)

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

Greens Branch
Tributary to Duck Creek
Location of Greens Branch mouth
Location of Greens Branch mouth
Location of Greens Branch mouth
Location of Greens Branch mouth
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[1]
 • elevation57 ft (17 m)[2]
MouthDuck Creek (Duck Creek Pond)
 • location
Smyrna, Delaware
 • coordinates
39°15′49″N 075°39′44″W[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length4.36 mi (7.02 km)[3]
Basin size3.51 square miles (9.1 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • average4.27 cu ft/s (0.121 m3/s) at mouth with Duck Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressionnorth-northeast
River systemSmyrna River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesAlley Corner Road, DE 6, North Main Street

Variant names

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

  • Duck Creek

Course

Greens Branch rises on the Providence Creek divide about 0.2 miles southwest of Alley Corners, Delaware.[2]

Watershed

Greens Branch drains 3.51 square miles (9.1 km2) of area, receives about 44.7 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 644.03 and is about 2.8% forested.[4]

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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