Bright Haines Glade Branch

Bright Haines Glade Branch Tributary to Prospect Branch
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Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Kent
Physical characteristics
Source	Browns Branch divide
• location	about 0.5 miles southwest of Harrington, Delaware
• coordinates	38°54′41.41″N 075°55′35.73″W[1]
• elevation	50 ft (15 m)[1]
Mouth	Prospect Branch
• location	about 1-mile southeast of Vernon, Delaware
• coordinates	38°52′7.41″N 075°38′25.74″W[1]
• elevation	43 ft (13 m)[1]
Length	4.13 mi (6.65 km)[2]
Basin size	9.54 square miles (24.7 km^2)[3]
Discharge
• location	Prospect Branch
• average	11.60 cu ft/s (0.328 m^3/s) at mouth with Prospect Branch[3]
Basin features
Progression	Prospect Branch → Marshyhope Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[2]
River system	Nanticoke River
Tributaries
• left	Prong No. 2
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Flatiron Road, Prospect Church Road

Bright Haines Glade Branch is a 4.13 mi (6.65 km) long third-order tributary to Prospect Branch in Kent County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.^[1]

Course

Bright Haines Glade Branch rises on the Browns Branch divide about 0.5 miles southwest of Harrington, Delaware, and then flows southwest to join Prospect Branch about 1-mile southeast of Vernon, Delaware.^[1]

Watershed

Bright Haines Glade Branch drains 9.54 square miles (24.7 km²) of area, receives about 45.2 in/year of precipitation, and is about 8.88% forested.^[3]

See also

• List of rivers of Delaware

References

1. "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
2. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
3. "Bright Haines Glade Branch". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved March 20, 2023.