Batson Branch
Tributary to Dirickson Creek
Location of Batson Branch mouth
Location of Batson Branch mouth
Location of Batson Branch mouth
Location of Batson Branch mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceAgricultural Ditch divide
 • locationabout 0.25 miles northeast of Roxana, Delaware
 • coordinates38°30′04″N 075°09′45″W / 38.50111°N 75.16250°W / 38.50111; -75.16250[1]
 • elevation21 ft (6.4 m)[2]
MouthDirickson 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 / 38.48056; -75.13556[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length2.09 mi (3.36 km)[3]
Basin size2.17 square miles (5.6 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • average2.55 cu ft/s (0.072 m3/s) at mouth with Dirickson Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressionsoutheast
River systemLittle Assawoman Bay
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesWilgus 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.

Variant names

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]

Watershed

Batson Branch drains 2.17 square miles (5.6 km2) of area, receives about 44.7 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 630.22 and is about 8.2% forested.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "GNIS Detail - Batson Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Batson Branch Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Selbyville Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  3. ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Batson Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved February 24, 2020.



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