Green Spring Branch (Duck Creek tributary)

Green Spring Branch is a 2.91 mi (4.68 km) long 2nd order tributary to Duck Creek in New Castle County, Delaware.

Green Spring Branch Tributary to Duck Creek
Show map of Delaware Show map of the United States
Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	New Castle
City	Smyrna
Physical characteristics
Source	Sawmill Branch divide
• location	about 1 northeast of Green Spring, Delaware
• coordinates	39°20′11″N 075°38′58″W[1]
• elevation	50 ft (15 m)[2]
Mouth	Duck Creek (Duck Creek Pond)
• location	Smyrna, Delaware
• coordinates	39°18′29″N 075°32′41″W[1]
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length	2.91 mi (4.68 km)[3]
Basin size	4.22 square miles (10.9 km2)[4]
Discharge
• average	5.07 cu ft/s (0.144 m3/s) at mouth with Duck Creek[4]
Basin features
Progression	southeast
River system	Smyrna River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	Massey Branch
Bridges	Clark Farm Road, Vandyke Greenspring Road

Course

Green Spring Branch rises on the Sawmill Branch divide about 1 mile northeast of Green Spring, Delaware.^[2]

Watershed

Green Spring Branch drains 4.22 square miles (10.9 km²) of area, receives about 44.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 605.67 and is about 4.9% forested.^[4]

See also

• List of rivers of Delaware