East Branch Christina River
| East Branch Christina River Tributary to Christina River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware Maryland Pennsylvania |
| County | New Castle (DE) Cecil (MD) Chester (PA) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Christina River divide |
| • location | about 0.25 miles northwest of Strickersville, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 39°44′18″N 075°48′20″W / 39.73833°N 75.80556°W |
| • elevation | 375 ft (114 m) |
| Mouth | Christina River |
• location | Covered Bridge Farms, Delaware |
• coordinates | 39°42′02″N 075°47′09″W / 39.70056°N 75.78583°W |
• elevation | 161 ft (49 m) |
| Length | 2.96 mi (4.76 km) |
| Basin size | 2.03 square miles (5.3 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Christina River |
| • average | 2.89 cu ft/s (0.082 m3/s) at mouth with Christina River |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Christina River → Delaware River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Christina River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Strickersville Road, Elbow Lane, Little Egypt Road, Harvest Lane, Wedgewood Road, Covered Bridge Lane |
East Branch Christina River is a 2.96-mile-long (4.76 km) first-order tributary to the Christina River in New Castle County, Delaware in the United States.