Guthrie Branch (C and D Canal tributary) facts for kids

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Other name(s)	Tributary to C and D Canal
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	New Castle
Physical characteristics
Main source	Long Creek divide about 0.2 miles east of Pencader Farms, Delaware 70 ft (21 m) 39°33′26″N 075°44′47″W / 39.55722°N 75.74639°W / 39.55722; -75.74639
River mouth	C and D Canal about 1.5 miles east of Chesapeake City, Maryland 0 ft (0 m) 39°32′25″N 075°45′38″W / 39.54028°N 75.76056°W / 39.54028; -75.76056
Length	2.11 mi (3.40 km)
Basin features
Progression	generally south
River system	C and D Canal
Basin size	2.21 square miles (5.7 km2)
Tributaries	Left: unnamed tributaries Right: unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Frazer 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

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

• Guthrie Run

Course

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.

Watershed

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.