| Paw Paw Branch Tributary to Providence Creek | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | New Castle |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Black Stallion Ditch divide |
| • location | about 0.1 miles northeast of Reynolds Corners, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 39°19′14″N 075°41′32″W / 39.32056°N 75.69222°W[1] |
| • elevation | 75 ft (23 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Providence Creek |
• location | about 0.1 miles north of Clayton, Delaware |
• coordinates | 39°18′03″N 075°38′31″W / 39.30083°N 75.64194°W[1] |
• elevation | 13 ft (4.0 m)[2] |
| Length | 3.54 mi (5.70 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 4.71 square miles (12.2 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 5.70 cu ft/s (0.161 m3/s) at mouth with Providence Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | southeast |
| River system | Smyrna River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Blackbird Forest Road, Alley Mill Road, Clayton-Delany Road |
Paw Paw Branch is a 3.54 mi (5.70 km) long 2nd order tributary to Providence Creek in New Castle County, Delaware.
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 2 "GNIS Detail - Paw Paw Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Duck Creek Topo Map, Kent County DE (Smyrna Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Paw Paw Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
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