Red House Branch (Tidbury Creek tributary)

Red House Branch is a 1.33 mi (2.14 km) long 1st order tributary to Tidbury Creek in Kent County, Delaware.

Red House Branch
Tributary to Tidbury Creek
Red House Branch (Tidbury Creek tributary) is located in Delaware
Red House Branch (Tidbury Creek tributary)
Location of Red House Branch mouth
Red House Branch (Tidbury Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Red House Branch (Tidbury Creek tributary)
Red House Branch (Tidbury Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
Physical characteristics
SourceAlmshouse Branch divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles northwest of Derby Shores, Delaware
 • coordinates39°05′52″N 075°34′44″W[1]
 • elevation50 ft (15 m)[2]
MouthTidbury Creek
 • location
Derby Pond
 • coordinates
39°05′07″N 075°33′49″W[1]
 • elevation
30 ft (9.1 m)[2]
Length1.33 mi (2.14 km)[3]
Basin size1.49 square miles (3.9 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationTidbury Creek
 • average1.82 cu ft/s (0.052 m3/s) at mouth with Tidbury Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionTidbury Creek → St. Jones River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemSt. Jones River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesWillow Grove Road

Course

Red House Branch rises about 0.5 miles northwest of Derby Shores in Kent County, Delaware on the Almshouse Branch divide. Red House Branch then flows southeast to flow into Derby Pond.[2]

Watershed

Red House Branch drains 1.49 square miles (3.9 km2) of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 592.32 and is about 6.0% forested.[4]

See also

Maps
Course and Watershed of Red House Branch (Tidbury Creek tributary)

References
  1. "GNIS Detail - Red House Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  2. "Tidbury Creek Topo Map, Kent County DE (Frederica Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  4. "Red House Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
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