Fork Branch (St. Jones River tributary)

Fork Branch
Tributary to St. Jones River
Image of Fork Branch
Fork Branch in Dover, Delaware
Location of Fork Branch mouth
Location of Fork Branch mouth
Location of Fork Branch mouth
Location of Fork Branch mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
CityDover
Physical characteristics
SourcePinks Branch and Jordan Branch divides
 • locationabout 0.1 miles west of Seeneytown, Delaware
 • coordinates39°11′47″N 075°39′42″W / 39.19639°N 75.66167°W / 39.19639; -75.66167[1]
 • elevation70 ft (21 m)[2]
MouthSt. Jones River
 • location
Silver Lake in Dover, Delaware
 • coordinates
39°10′57″N 075°32′55″W / 39.18250°N 75.54861°W / 39.18250; -75.54861[1]
 • elevation
14 ft (4.3 m)[2]
Length9.48 mi (15.26 km)[3]
Basin size30.64 square miles (79.4 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • average37.81 cu ft/s (1.071 m3/s) at mouth with Fork Branch[4]
Basin features
ProgressionSt. Jones RiverDelaware BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemSt. Jones River
Tributaries 
 • leftMaidstone Branch
McKees Run
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesShaws Corner Road, Rose Dale Lane, Pearsons Corner Road, Kenton Road, McKee Road, W Denny Road, Scarborough Road, College Road, North State Street

Fork Branch is a 9.48 mi (15.26 km) long 3rd order tributary to the St. Jones River in Kent County, Delaware.

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Fork Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Cahoon Branch Topo Map, Kent County DE (Dover Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Fork Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 5 March 2020.