Guthrie Branch (C and D Canal tributary)

Guthrie Branch is a 2.11 mi (3.40 km) long 1st order tributary to C and D Canal in New Castle County, Delaware.

Guthrie Branch Tributary to C and D Canal
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Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	New Castle
Physical characteristics
Source	Long Creek divide
• location	about 0.2 miles east of Pencader Farms, Delaware
• coordinates	39°33′26″N 075°44′47″W[1]
• elevation	70 ft (21 m)[2]
Mouth	C and D Canal
• location	about 1.5 miles east of Chesapeake City, Maryland
• coordinates	39°32′25″N 075°45′38″W[1]
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length	2.11 mi (3.40 km)[3]
Basin size	2.21 square miles (5.7 km2)[4]
Discharge
• average	2.75 cu ft/s (0.078 m3/s) at mouth with C and D Canal[4]
Basin features
Progression	generally south
River system	C and D Canal
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Frazer Road, Chesapeake City Road

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:^[1]

• Guthrie Run

Course

Guthrie Branch rises on the Long Creek divide about 0.2 miles east of Pencader Farms in New Castle County, Delaware. Guthrie Branch then flows south to meet the C and D Canal about 1.5 miles east of Chesapeake City, Maryland.^[2]

Watershed

Guthrie Branch drains 2.21 square miles (5.7 km²) of area, receives about 44.9 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 652.80 and is about 26.2% forested.^[4]

See also

• List of rivers of Delaware