Bright Haines Glade Branch

Stream in Delaware, USA
38°54′41.41″N 075°55′35.73″W / 38.9115028°N 75.9265917°W / 38.9115028; -75.9265917[1] • elevation50 ft (15 m)[1] MouthProspect Branch
 • location
about 1-mile southeast of Vernon, Delaware
 • coordinates
38°52′7.41″N 075°38′25.74″W / 38.8687250°N 75.6404833°W / 38.8687250; -75.6404833[1]
 • elevation
43 ft (13 m)[1]Length4.13 mi (6.65 km)[2]Basin size9.54 square miles (24.7 km2)[3]Discharge  • locationProspect Branch • average11.60 cu ft/s (0.328 m3/s) at mouth with Prospect Branch[3] Basin featuresProgressionProspect Branch → Marshyhope Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[2]River systemNanticoke RiverTributaries  • leftProng No. 2 • rightunnamed tributariesBridgesFlatiron Road, Prospect Church Road

Bright Haines Glade Branch is a 4.13 mi (6.65 km) long third-order tributary to Prospect Branch in Kent County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Course

Bright Haines Glade Branch rises on the Browns Branch divide about 0.5 miles southwest of Harrington, Delaware, and then flows southwest to join Prospect Branch about 1-mile southeast of Vernon, Delaware.[1]

Watershed

Bright Haines Glade Branch drains 9.54 square miles (24.7 km2) of area, receives about 45.2 in/year of precipitation, and is about 8.88% forested.[3]

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Bright Haines Glade Branch". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
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