Pratt Branch (Spring Creek tributary)
Stream in Delaware, USA
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Pratt Branch is a 5.18 mi (8.34 km) long 2nd order tributary to Spring Creek in Kent County, Delaware.
| Pratt Branch Tributary to Spring Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Pratt Branch mouth  Pratt Branch (Spring Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Kent |
| City | Felton, Delaware |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Fan Branch divide |
| • location | Felton, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 39°00′13″N 075°34′31″W[1] |
| • elevation | 55 ft (17 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Spring Creek |
• location | about 2.5 miles northwest of Frederica, Delaware |
• coordinates | 39°01′42″N 075°29′57″W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
| Length | 5.18 mi (8.34 km)[3] |
Basin size | 6.37 square miles (16.5 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Spring Creek |
| • average | 7.77 cu ft/s (0.220 m3/s) at mouth with Spring Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Spring Creek → Murderkill River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Murderkill River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Waterbodies | Andrews Lake |
| Bridges | DE 12, US 13, Chimney Hill Road, DE 15, Andrews Lake Road |
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Bratts Branch
- Pratt's Branch
Course
Pratts Branch rises on the Fan Branch divide at Felton, Delaware. Pratt Branch then flows northeasterly to meet Spring Creek about 2.5 miles northwest of Frederica, Delaware.[2]
Watershed
Pratts Branch drains 6.37 square miles (16.5 km2) of area, receives about 45.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 569.67 and is about 7.0% forested.[4]
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