Kings Causeway Branch | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Mispillion River |
Map Size: | 200 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Delaware#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 200 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Kings Causeway Branch mouth |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Delaware |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Kent |
Length: | 2.43miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Mispillion River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 2.43cuft/s at mouth with Mispillion River[2] |
Source1: | Brockonbridge Gut divide |
Source1 Location: | about 0.5 miles west of Scotts Corners, Delaware |
Source1 Coordinates: | 38.9928°N -75.39°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 7feet[4] |
Mouth: | Mispillion River |
Mouth Location: | about 2.5 miles southeast of Herrings Corners, Delaware |
Mouth Coordinates: | 38.9608°N -75.3778°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 0feet |
Progression: | Mispillion River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Mispillion River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Big Stone Beach Road, Stratham Lane |
Kings Causeway Branch is a 2.43miles long 1st order tributary to the Mispillion River in Kent County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[3]
Kings Causeway Branch rises on the Brockonbridge Gut divide about 0.5 miles west of Scotts Corners, Delaware. Kings Causeway Branch then flows south to meet the Mispillion River about 2.5 miles southeast of Herrings Corners, Delaware.[4]
Kings Causeway Branch drains of area, receives about 45.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 696.03 and is about 4.8% forested.[2]