Booth Branch (White Marsh Branch tributary)

Booth Branch is a 2.40 mi (3.86 km) long 1st order tributary to White Marsh Branch in Kent County, Delaware.

Booth Branch
Tributary to White Marsh Branch
Location of Booth Branch mouth
Booth Branch (White Marsh Branch tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
Physical characteristics
SourceTomahawk Branch divide
 • locationabout 1.5 miles northwest of Greenwood, Delaware[1]
 • coordinates38°51′08″N 075°36′45″W[2]
 • elevation60 ft (18 m)[1]
MouthWhite Marsh Branch
 • location
about 1 mile north of Greenwood, Delaware[3]
 • coordinates
38°50′14″N 075°34′43″W[2]
 • elevation
46 ft (14 m)[3]
Length2.48 mi (3.99 km)[4]
Basin size1.01 square miles (2.6 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationWhite Marsh Branch
 • average1.27 cu ft/s (0.036 m3/s) at mouth with Nanticoke River[5]
Basin features
ProgressionWhite Marsh Branch → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[4]
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesBooth Branch Lane, Nine Foot Road, US 13

Course

Booth Branch rises about 1.5 miles northwest of Greenwood, Delaware in Kent County[1] and then flows southeast to join White Marsh Branch about 1 mile north of Greenwood.[3]

Watershed

Booth Branch drains 1.01 square miles (2.6 km2) of area, receives about 45.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 667.75 and is about 3% forested.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  2. "GNIS Detail – Booth Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  3. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  5. "Booth Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 December 2020.


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