Batson Branch is a long 2nd order tributary to
Dirickson Creek, in
Sussex County, Delaware
Sussex County is located in the southern part of the U.S. state of Delaware, on the Delmarva Peninsula. As of the 2020 census, the population was 237,378. The county seat is Georgetown.
The first European settlement in the state of Delaware w ...
.
Variant names
According to the
Geographic Names Information System
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, it has also been known historically as:
*Roxana Branch
Course
Batson Branch rises on the Agricultural Ditch divide about 0.25 miles northeast of Roxana in
Sussex County, Delaware
Sussex County is located in the southern part of the U.S. state of Delaware, on the Delmarva Peninsula. As of the 2020 census, the population was 237,378. The county seat is Georgetown.
The first European settlement in the state of Delaware w ...
. Batson Branch then flows southeast to meet Dirickson Creek about 0.1 miles north of Johnson, Delaware.
Watershed
Batson Branch drains of area, receives about 44.7 in/year of precipitation, has a
topographic wetness index The topographic wetness index (TWI), also known as the compound topographic index (CTI), is a steady state wetness index. It is commonly used to quantify topographic control on hydrological processes. The index is a function of both the slope and t ...
of 630.22 and is about 8.2% forested.
See also
*
List of rivers of Delaware
List of rivers in Delaware (U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by name.
Major rivers and creeks (27)
*Appoquinimink River
*Blackbird Creek
*Brandywine Creek (Christina River tributary), Brandywine Creek
*Broad Creek (Nanticoke River tributa ...
References
Rivers of Delaware
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