Guthrie Branch (C and D Canal tributary)

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Guthrie Branch
Tributary to C and D Canal
Location of Guthrie Branch mouth
Location of Guthrie Branch mouth
Location of Guthrie Branch mouth
Location of Guthrie Branch mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Physical characteristics
SourceLong Creek divide
 • locationabout 0.2 miles east of Pencader Farms, Delaware
 • coordinates39°33′26″N 075°44′47″W / 39.55722°N 75.74639°W / 39.55722; -75.74639[1]
 • elevation70 ft (21 m)[2]
MouthC and D Canal
 • location
about 1.5 miles east of Chesapeake City, Maryland
 • coordinates
39°32′25″N 075°45′38″W / 39.54028°N 75.76056°W / 39.54028; -75.76056[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length2.11 mi (3.40 km)[3]
Basin size2.21 square miles (5.7 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • average2.75 cu ft/s (0.078 m3/s) at mouth with C and D Canal[4]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally south
River systemC and D Canal
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesFrazer Road, Chesapeake City Road

Guthrie Branch is a 2.11 mi (3.40 km) long 1st order tributary to C and D Canal in New Castle County, Delaware.

Variant names[edit]

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Guthrie Run

Course[edit]

Guthrie Branch rises on the Long Creek divide about 0.2 miles east of Pencader Farms in New Castle County, Delaware. Guthrie Branch then flows south to meet the C and D Canal about 1.5 miles east of Chesapeake City, Maryland.[2]

Watershed[edit]

Guthrie Branch drains 2.21 square miles (5.7 km2) of area, receives about 44.9 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 652.80 and is about 26.2% forested.[4]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Guthrie Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Long Creek Topo Map, Cecil County MD (Elkton Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Guthrie Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 1 March 2020.