Pratt Branch is a long 2nd order tributary to
Spring Creek
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in
Kent County, Delaware.
Variant names
According to the
Geographic Names Information System
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, it has also been known historically as:
*Bratts Branch
*Pratt's Branch
Course
Pratts Branch rises on the Fan Branch divide at
Felton, Delaware
Felton is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,298 at the 2010 census.
History
Established in 1856 as a whistle stop along the Delaware Railroad, ...
. Pratt Branch then flows northeasterly to meet Spring Creek about 2.5 miles northwest of Frederica, Delaware.
Watershed
Pratts Branch drains of area, receives about 45.0 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 ...
of 569.67 and is about 7.0% forested.
See also
*
List of Delaware rivers
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Organizations
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Maps
References
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Rivers of Delaware
Rivers of Kent County, Delaware
Tributaries of the Murderkill River