East Branch Christina River

East Branch Christina River is a 2.96-mile-long (4.76 km) first-order tributary to the Christina River in New Castle County, Delaware in the United States.

East Branch Christina River Tributary to Christina River
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Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware Maryland Pennsylvania
County	New Castle (DE) Cecil (MD) Chester (PA)
Physical characteristics
Source	Christina River divide
• location	about 0.25 miles northwest of Strickersville, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	39°44′18″N 075°48′20″W[1]
• elevation	375 ft (114 m)[2]
Mouth	Christina River
• location	Covered Bridge Farms, Delaware
• coordinates	39°42′02″N 075°47′09″W[1]
• elevation	161 ft (49 m)[2]
Length	2.96 mi (4.76 km)[3]
Basin size	2.03 square miles (5.3 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Christina River
• average	2.89 cu ft/s (0.082 m3/s) at mouth with Christina River[4]
Basin features
Progression	Christina River → Delaware River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean[3]
River system	Christina River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Strickersville Road, Elbow Lane, Little Egypt Road, Harvest Lane, Wedgewood Road, Covered Bridge Lane

Course

East Branch Christina River rises on the Christina River divide in Chester County, Pennsylvania and flows south into Cecil County, Maryland then southeast into New Castle County, Delaware meet the Christina River at Covered Bridge Farms.

Watershed

East Branch Christina River drains 2.03 square miles (5.3 km²) of area, receives about 46.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 409.33 and is about 36.7% forested.^[4]

See also

• List of Delaware rivers

Maps

Course and watershed of East Branch Christina River