Massey Branch (Green Spring Branch tributary) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Massey Branch |
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| Other name(s) | Tributary to Green Spring Branch |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | New Castle |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | Blackbird Creek divide Pond about 0.5 miles northeast of Prices Corners, Delaware 62 ft (19 m) 39°19′50″N 075°40′30″W / 39.33056°N 75.67500°W |
| River mouth | Green Spring Branch Brookmill Estates, Delaware 32 ft (9.8 m) 39°19′16″N 075°38′28″W / 39.32111°N 75.64111°W |
| Length | 1.76 mi (2.83 km) |
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| Progression | southeast |
| River system | Smyrna River |
| Basin size | 1.58 square miles (4.1 km2) |
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| Bridges | Blackbird-Greenspring Road |
Massey Branch is a small stream, about 1.76 miles (2.83 km) long. It flows into Green Spring Branch. You can find it in New Castle County, Delaware. It's called a "first-order tributary" because it's one of the smallest streams. It doesn't have other streams flowing into it before it joins a bigger one.
Where Does Massey Branch Start?
Massey Branch begins in a pond. This pond is located about half a mile northeast of Prices Corners, Delaware. This area is also part of the Blackbird Creek divide. A divide is a high point of land that separates different watersheds.
What is the Massey Branch Watershed?
A watershed is all the land where water drains into a specific stream or river. The Massey Branch watershed covers about 1.58 square miles (4.09 sq km). This area gets about 44.3 inches (112.5 cm) of rain each year. Only a small part of the watershed, about 1.4%, is covered by forests.
