West Branch Christina River

West Branch Christina River is a 4.96-mile-long (7.98 km) second-order tributary to the Christina River in New Castle County, Delaware in the United States.

West Branch Christina River Tributary to Christina River
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Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware Maryland
County	New Castle (DE) Cecil (MD)
Physical characteristics
Source	Big Elk Creek and Christina River divides
• location	about 0.1 miles southeast of Appleton, Maryland
• coordinates	39°41′44″N 075°48′41″W[1]
• elevation	298 ft (91 m)[2]
Mouth	Christina River
• location	Newark, Delaware
• coordinates	39°39′33″N 075°43′02″W[1]
• elevation	79 ft (24 m)[2]
Length	4.96 mi (7.98 km)[3]
Basin size	6.20 square miles (16.1 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Christina River
• average	8.40 cu ft/s (0.238 m3/s) at mouth with Christina River[4]
Basin features
Progression	south then east
River system	Christina River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	Persimmon Run
Bridges	Jackson Hall School Road, Barksdale Road, Vieves Way, Winchester Drive, Chestnut Drive, W Creek Village Drive, DE 2, Otts Chapel Road, Sandy Drive

Variant name

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

Course

West Branch Christina River rises on the Big Elk Creek and Christina River divides in Cecil County, Maryland and flows south then east into New Castle County, Delaware meet the Christina River at Newark, Delaware.

Watershed

West Branch Christina River drains 6.20 square miles (16.1 km²) of area, receives about 46.2 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 488.40 and is about 25.1% forested.^[4]

See also

• List of Delaware rivers

Maps

Course of West Branch of Christina River

Watershed of the West Branch Christina River