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Cattail Branch (Saulsbury Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 38°50′18.41″N 075°41′30.75″W / 38.8384472°N 75.6918750°W / 38.8384472; -75.6918750
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Cattail Branch
Tributary to Saulsbury Creek
Map of Cattail Branch mouth location
Map of Cattail Branch mouth location
Location of Cattail Branch mouth
Map of Cattail Branch mouth location
Map of Cattail Branch mouth location
Cattail Branch (Saulsbury Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
Physical characteristics
SourceGreen Branch divide
 • locationabout 1 mile west-northwest of Layton Corners, Delaware
 • coordinates38°54′26.41″N 075°42′33.75″W / 38.9073361°N 75.7093750°W / 38.9073361; -75.7093750[1]
 • elevation60 ft (18 m)[1]
MouthSaulsbury Creek
 • location
about 0.5 miles north of Adamsville, Delaware
 • coordinates
38°50′18.41″N 075°41′30.75″W / 38.8384472°N 75.6918750°W / 38.8384472; -75.6918750[1]
 • elevation
36 ft (11 m)[1]
Length5.85 mi (9.41 km)[2]
Basin size7.44 square miles (19.3 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationSaulsbury Creek
 • average8.83 cu ft/s (0.250 m3/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[3]
Basin features
ProgressionSaulsbury CreekMarshyhope CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[2]
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesLayton Corners Road, DE 14, High Stump Road, Cattail Branch Road

Cattail Branch is a 5.85 mi (9.41 km) long third-order tributary to Saulsbury Creek in Kent County, Delaware.

Variant names

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According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Cat Tail Branch

Course

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Cattail Branch rises on the Green Branch divide about 1-mile west-northwest of Layton Corners, Delaware, and then flows generally south to join Saulsbury Creek about 0.5 miles north of Adamsville, Delaware.[1]

Watershed

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Cattail Branch drains 7.44 square miles (19.3 km2) of area, receives about 44.7 in/year of precipitation, and is about 5.83% forested.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Cattail Branch Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved March 3, 2023.