| Barlow Branch Tributary to Blackbird Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Barlow Branch mouth  Barlow Branch (Blackbird Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | New Castle |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Barlow Branch and Sassafras River |
| • location | just north of Ebenezer Church [2] |
| • coordinates | 39°22′06″N 075°43′36″W / 39.36833°N 75.72667°W [1] |
| • elevation | 75 ft (23 m) [2] |
| Mouth | Blackbird Creek |
• location | Blackbird, Delaware [2] |
• coordinates | 39°22′20″N 075°39′47″W / 39.37222°N 75.66306°W [1] |
• elevation | 2 ft (0.61 m) [2] |
| Length | 1.98 mi (3.19 km) [3] |
| Basin size | 7.6 square miles (20 km2) [4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Blackbird Creek |
| • average | 8.89 cu ft/s (0.252 m3/s) at mouth with Blackbird Creek [4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Blackbird Creek → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Blackbird Creek |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
Barlow Branch is a 1.98 mi (3.19 km) long tributary to Blackbird Creek in New Castle County, Delaware. Barlow Branch is one of the major tributaries to Blackbird Creek above tidal influence.
Course
Barlow Branch rises on the Sassafras River divide just north of Ebenezer Church, Delaware. [2]
Watershed
Barlow Branch drains 7.60 square miles (19.7 km2) of area, receives about 43.6 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 602.79 and is about 22.5% forested. [4]
See also
Maps
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References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Barlow Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Barlow Branch Topo Map, New Castle County DE (Clayton Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ a b c "Barlow Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
