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Green Spring Branch
Location of Green Spring Branch mouth
Location of Green Spring Branch mouth
Location of Green Spring Branch mouth
Location of Green Spring Branch mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Duck Creek
Country United States
State Delaware
County New Castle
City Smyrna
Physical characteristics
Main source Sawmill Branch divide
about 1 northeast of Green Spring, Delaware
50 ft (15 m)
39°20′11″N 075°38′58″W / 39.33639°N 75.64944°W / 39.33639; -75.64944
River mouth Duck Creek (Duck Creek Pond)
Smyrna, Delaware
0 ft (0 m)
39°18′29″N 075°32′41″W / 39.30806°N 75.54472°W / 39.30806; -75.54472
Length 2.91 mi (4.68 km)
Basin features
Progression southeast
River system Smyrna River
Basin size 4.22 square miles (10.9 km2)
Tributaries
Bridges Clark Farm Road, Vandyke Greenspring Road

Green Spring Branch is a 2.91 mi (4.68 km) long 2nd order tributary to Duck Creek in New Castle County, Delaware.

Course

Green Spring Branch rises on the Sawmill Branch divide about 1 mile northeast of Green Spring, Delaware.

Watershed

Green Spring Branch drains 4.22 square miles (10.9 km2) of area, receives about 44.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 605.67 and is about 4.9% forested.

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