Cattail Branch (Saulsbury Creek tributary)
| Cattail Branch Tributary to Saulsbury Creek | |
|---|---|
Location of Cattail Branch mouth Cattail Branch (Saulsbury Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Kent |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Green Branch divide |
| • location | about 1 mile west-northwest of Layton Corners, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 38°54′26.41″N 075°42′33.75″W / 38.9073361°N 75.7093750°W |
| • elevation | 60 ft (18 m) |
| Mouth | Saulsbury Creek |
• location | about 0.5 miles north of Adamsville, Delaware |
• coordinates | 38°50′18.41″N 075°41′30.75″W / 38.8384472°N 75.6918750°W |
• elevation | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Length | 5.85 mi (9.41 km) |
| Basin size | 7.44 square miles (19.3 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Saulsbury Creek |
| • average | 8.83 cu ft/s (0.250 m3/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Saulsbury Creek → Marshyhope Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Layton Corners Road, DE 14, High Stump Road, Cattail Branch Road |
Cattail Branch is a 5.85 mi (9.41 km) long third-order tributary to Saulsbury Creek in Kent County, Delaware.