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Massey Branch
Location of Massey Branch mouth
Location of Massey Branch mouth
Location of Massey Branch mouth
Location of Massey Branch mouth
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 / 39.33056; -75.67500
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 / 39.32111; -75.64111
Length 1.76 mi (2.83 km)
Basin features
Progression southeast
River system Smyrna River
Basin size 1.58 square miles (4.1 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    unnamed tributaries
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries
Bridges Blackbird-Greenspring Road

Massey Branch is a 1.76 mi (2.83 km) long 1st order tributary to Green Spring Branch in New Castle County, Delaware.

Course

Massey Branch rises in a pond on the Blackbird Creek divide about 0.5 miles northeast of Prices Corners, Delaware.

Watershed

Massey Branch drains 1.58 square miles (4.1 km2) of area, receives about 44.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 605.20 and is about 1.4% forested.

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