Pratt Branch is a long 2nd order tributary to
Spring Creek
A spring creek is a type of free flowing river whose name derives from its origin: an underground Spring (hydrology), spring or set of springs which produces sufficient water to consistently feed a unique river. The water flowing in a spring cree ...
in
Kent County, Delaware
Kent County is a County (United States), county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Delaware. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 181,851, making it the least populous county in Delaware. The county ...
.
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 metropolitan area, Dover metropolitan statistical area. The population was 1,568 in 2020.
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 of 569.67 and is about 7.0% forested.
See also
*
List of Delaware rivers
Maps
References
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Rivers of Delaware
Rivers of Kent County, Delaware
Tributaries of the Murderkill River