Beaver Branch (Blackbird Creek tributary)

Beaver Branch is a 2.41-mile-long (3.88 km) stream in southern New Castle County, Delaware in the United States.

Beaver Branch
Tributary to Blackbird Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Physical characteristics
SourceOn divide between Beaver Branch and Appoquinimink River
 • locationPine Tree Corners, Delaware
 • coordinates39°24′31″N 075°39′30″W[1]
 • elevation55 ft (17 m)[2]
MouthBlackbird Creek
 • location
about 0.5 miles northeast of Blackbird Landing, Delaware
 • coordinates
39°23′44″N 075°37′09″W[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length2.41 mi (3.88 km)[3]
Basin size2.24 square miles (5.8 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationBlackbird Creek
 • average2.55 cu ft/s (0.072 m3/s) at mouth with Blackbird Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressionsoutheast
River systemDelaware River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesUnion Church Road

Course

Beaver Branch rises just east of Pine Tree Corners in southern New Castle County, Delaware and flows southeast to meet Blackbird Creek northeast of Blackbird Landing.

Watershed

The Beaver Branch watershed is about 13% forested and 63% agricultural with the rest being other land uses. The watershed receives approximately 43.2 in/year of precipitation and has a topographic wetness index of 562.53.[4]

See also

Maps
Course and Watershed of Beaver Branch (Blackbird Creek tributary) in New Castle County, Delaware.

References
  1. "GNIS Detail - Beaver Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  2. "Blackbird Creek Topo Map, New Castle County DE (Taylors Bridge Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  4. "Beaver Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 September 2019.


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