Beaver Branch (Blackbird Creek tributary) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Beaver Branch |
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Other name(s) | Tributary to Blackbird Creek |
Country | United States |
State | Delaware |
County | New Castle |
Physical characteristics | |
Main source | On divide between Beaver Branch and Appoquinimink River Pine Tree Corners, Delaware 55 ft (17 m) 39°24′31″N 075°39′30″W / 39.40861°N 75.65833°W |
River mouth | Blackbird Creek about 0.5 miles northeast of Blackbird Landing, Delaware 0 ft (0 m) 39°23′44″N 075°37′09″W / 39.39556°N 75.61917°W |
Length | 2.41 mi (3.88 km) |
Basin features | |
Progression | southeast |
River system | Delaware River |
Basin size | 2.24 square miles (5.8 km2) |
Tributaries |
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Bridges | Union Church Road |
Beaver Branch is a 2.41-mile-long (3.88 km) stream in southern New Castle County, Delaware in the United States.
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.
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