Almshouse Branch
Tributary to Isaac Branch
Almshouse Branch (Isaac Branch tributary) is located in Delaware
Almshouse Branch (Isaac Branch tributary)
Location of Almshouse Branch mouth
Almshouse Branch (Isaac Branch tributary) is located in the United States
Almshouse Branch (Isaac Branch tributary)
Almshouse Branch (Isaac Branch tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Almshouse Branch and Cow Marsh Ditch (Choptank River)
 • locationabout 3 miles southwest of Camden, Delaware
 • coordinates39°05′08″N 075°35′55″W / 39.08556°N 75.59861°W / 39.08556; -75.59861[1]
 • elevation62 ft (19 m)[2]
MouthIsaac Branch
 • location
about 2 miles west of Wyoming, Delaware
 • coordinates
39°07′22″N 075°35′09″W / 39.12278°N 75.58583°W / 39.12278; -75.58583[1]
 • elevation
30 ft (9.1 m)[2]
Length3.16 mi (5.09 km)[3]
Basin size2.29 square miles (5.9 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationIsaac Branch
 • average2.78 cu ft/s (0.079 m3/s) at mouth with Isaac Branch[4]
Basin features
ProgressionIssac Branch → St. Jones River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemSt. Jones River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesThicket Road, Westville Road

Almshouse Branch is a 3.16 mi (5.09 km) long 1st order tributary to Isaac Branch in Kent County, Delaware.

Course

Almshouse Branch rises about 3 miles southwest of Camden in Kent County, Delaware on the Cow Marsh Ditch divide. Almshouse Branch then flows north to meet Isaac Branch about 2 miles west of Wyoming, Delaware.[2]

Watershed

Almshouse Branch drains 2.29 square miles (5.9 km2) of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 629.58 and is about 5% forested.[4]

See also

Maps

Course and Watershed of Almshouse Branch (Isaac Branch tributary)

References

  1. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Almshouse Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Isaac Branch Topo Map, Kent County DE (Dover Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 "Almshouse Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
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