Beaver Branch is a 2.41-mile-long (3.88 km) tributary to Blackbird Creek in southern New Castle County, Delaware in the United States.

Beaver Branch Tributary to Blackbird Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	New Castle
Physical characteristics
Source	On divide between Beaver Branch and Appoquinimink River
• location	Pine Tree Corners, Delaware
• coordinates	39°24′31″N 075°39′30″W[1]
• elevation	55 ft (17 m)[2]
Mouth	Blackbird Creek
• location	about 0.5 miles northeast of Blackbird Landing, Delaware
• coordinates	39°23′44″N 075°37′09″W[1]
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length	2.41 mi (3.88 km)[3]
Basin size	2.24 square miles (5.8 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Blackbird Creek
• average	2.55 cu ft/s (0.072 m3/s) at mouth with Blackbird Creek[4]
Basin features
Progression	Blackbird Creek → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Delaware River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Union Church Road

Course

Beaver Branch rises just east of Pine Tree Corners in southern New Castle County, Delaware and flows southeast to meet Blackbird Creek northeast of Blackbird Landing.

Watershed

The Beaver Branch watershed is about 13% forested and 63% agricultural with the rest being other land uses. The watershed receives approximately 43.2 in/year of precipitation and has a topographic wetness index of 562.53.[4]

See also

• List of Delaware rivers

Maps

References

External links

• Delaware Watersheds: Blackbird Creek
• Blackbird-Millington Corridor Conservation Area Plan