Barlow Branch (Blackbird Creek tributary)
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CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Sourcedivide between Barlow Branch and Sassafras River
| Barlow Branch Tributary to Blackbird Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Barlow Branch mouth  Barlow Branch (Blackbird Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | New Castle |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Barlow Branch and Sassafras River |
| • location | just north of Ebenezer Church[1] |
| • coordinates | 39°22′06″N 075°43′36″W / 39.36833°N 75.72667°W[2] |
| • elevation | 75 ft (23 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Blackbird Creek |
• location | Blackbird, Delaware[1] |
• coordinates | 39°22′20″N 075°39′47″W / 39.37222°N 75.66306°W[2] |
• elevation | 2 ft (0.61 m)[1] |
| Length | 1.98 mi (3.19 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 7.6 square miles (20 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Blackbird Creek |
| • average | 8.89 cu ft/s (0.252 m3/s) at mouth with Blackbird Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Blackbird Creek → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Blackbird Creek |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
Barlow Branch is a 1.98 mi (3.19 km) long tributary to Blackbird Creek in New Castle County, Delaware. Barlow Branch is one of the major tributaries to Blackbird Creek above tidal influence.
Barlow Branch rises on the Sassafras River divide just north of Ebenezer Church, Delaware.[1]
Watershed
Barlow Branch drains 7.60 square miles (19.7 km2) of area, receives about 43.6 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 602.79 and is about 22.5% forested.[4]
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