Morris Branch (Corks Point Ditch tributary)
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| Morris Branch Tributary to Corks Point Ditch | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | New Castle |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Sawmill Branch divide |
| • location | about 0.5 miles west of Walker, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 39°20′22″N 075°36′56″W / 39.33944°N 75.61556°W[1] |
| • elevation | 45 ft (14 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Corks Point Ditch |
• location | about 1 mile southeast of Walker, Delaware |
• coordinates | 39°20′05″N 075°35′07″W / 39.33472°N 75.58528°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
| Length | 3.13 mi (5.04 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 2.98 square miles (7.7 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 3.58 cu ft/s (0.101 m3/s) at mouth with Corks Point Ditch[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | southeast then northeast |
| River system | Smyrna River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Smyrna Landing Road, Paddock Road, Smyrna Landing Road, Alabam Road |
Morris Branch (historically Morris Run) is a 3.13 mi (5.04 km) long 1st order tributary to Corks Point Ditch in New Castle County, Delaware.[1]
Morris Branch rises the Sawmill Branch divide about 0.5 miles west of Walker in New Castle County, Delaware. Morris Branch then flows southeast then northeast to meet Corks Point Ditch about 1 mile southeast of Walker, Delaware.[2]
