Old Baptist Church Branch is a 2.00 mi (3.22 km) long 1st order tributary to Fishing Branch in Kent County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Old Baptist Church Branch Tributary to Fishing Branch
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Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Kent
Physical characteristics
Source	Murderkill River divide
• location	about 0.25 miles west of Spring Hill, Delaware
• coordinates	38°58′38″N 075°26′07″W[1]
• elevation	22 ft (6.7 m)[2]
Mouth	Fishing Branch
• location	about 0.5 miles east of Spring Hill, Delaware
• coordinates	38°58′07″N 075°25′00″W[1]
• elevation	3 ft (0.91 m)[2]
Length	2.00 mi (3.22 km)[3]
Basin size	1.75 square miles (4.5 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Fishing Branch
• average	2.20 cu ft/s (0.062 m3/s) at mouth with Fishing Branch[4]
Basin features
Progression	Fishing Branch → Mispillion River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Mispillion River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	DE 1, Reynolds Road

Course

Old Baptist Church Branch rises on the Murderkill River divide about 0.25 miles west of Spring Hill, Delaware. Old Baptist Church Branch then flows southeast then northeast to meet Fishing Branch about 0.5 miles east of Spring Hill, Delaware.[2]

Watershed

Old Baptist Church Branch drains 1.75 square miles (4.5 km²) of area, receives about 45.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 613.40 and is about 8.0% forested.[4]

See also

• List of Delaware rivers

Maps

References