Batson Branch (Dirickson Creek tributary)
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CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
SourceAgricultural Ditch divide
| Batson Branch Tributary to Dirickson Creek | |
|---|---|
   | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Agricultural Ditch divide |
| • location | about 0.25 miles northeast of Roxana, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 38°30′04″N 075°09′45″W / 38.50111°N 75.16250°W[1] |
| • elevation | 21 ft (6.4 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Dirickson Creek |
• location | about 0.1 miles north of Johnson, Delaware |
• coordinates | 38°28′50″N 075°08′08″W / 38.48056°N 75.13556°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
| Length | 2.09 mi (3.36 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 2.17 square miles (5.6 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 2.55 cu ft/s (0.072 m3/s) at mouth with Dirickson Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | southeast |
| River system | Little Assawoman Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Wilgus Cemetery Road Evans Road Bayard Road |
Batson Branch is a 2.09 mi (3.36 km) long 2nd order tributary to Dirickson Creek, in Sussex County, Delaware.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Roxana Branch
Course
Batson Branch rises on the Agricultural Ditch divide about 0.25 miles northeast of Roxana in Sussex County, Delaware. Batson Branch then flows southeast to meet Dirickson Creek about 0.1 miles north of Johnson, Delaware.[2]
