Paw Paw Branch (Providence Creek tributary)

Paw Paw Branch is a 3.54 mi (5.70 km) long 2nd order tributary to Providence Creek in New Castle County, Delaware.

Paw Paw Branch
Tributary to Providence Creek
Location of Paw Paw Branch mouth
Location of Paw Paw Branch mouth
Location of Paw Paw Branch mouth
Location of Paw Paw Branch mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Physical characteristics
SourceBlack Stallion Ditch divide
 • locationabout 0.1 miles northeast of Reynolds Corners, Delaware
 • coordinates39°19′14″N 075°41′32″W[1]
 • elevation75 ft (23 m)[2]
MouthProvidence Creek
 • location
about 0.1 miles north of Clayton, Delaware
 • coordinates
39°18′03″N 075°38′31″W[1]
 • elevation
13 ft (4.0 m)[2]
Length3.54 mi (5.70 km)[3]
Basin size4.71 square miles (12.2 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • average5.70 cu ft/s (0.161 m3/s) at mouth with Providence Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressionsoutheast
River systemSmyrna River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesBlackbird Forest Road, Alley Mill Road, Clayton-Delany Road

Course

Paw Paw Branch rises on the Black Stallion Ditch divide about 0.1 miles northeast of Reynolds Corners, Delaware.[2]

Watershed

Paw Paw Branch drains 4.71 square miles (12.2 km2) of area, receives about 44.4 inches per year (113 cm/year) of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 620.24 and is about 6.4% forested.[4]

See also

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



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