West Branch Christina River
| West Branch Christina River Tributary to Christina River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware Maryland |
| County | New Castle (DE) Cecil (MD) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Big Elk Creek and Christina River divides |
| • location | about 0.1 miles southeast of Appleton, Maryland |
| • coordinates | 39°41′44″N 075°48′41″W / 39.69556°N 75.81139°W |
| • elevation | 298 ft (91 m) |
| Mouth | Christina River |
• location | Newark, Delaware |
• coordinates | 39°39′33″N 075°43′02″W / 39.65917°N 75.71722°W |
• elevation | 79 ft (24 m) |
| Length | 4.96 mi (7.98 km) |
| Basin size | 6.20 square miles (16.1 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Christina River |
| • average | 8.40 cu ft/s (0.238 m3/s) at mouth with Christina River |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | south then east |
| River system | Christina River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | Persimmon Run |
| Bridges | Jackson Hall School Road, Barksdale Road, Vieves Way, Winchester Drive, Chestnut Drive, W Creek Village Drive, DE 2, Otts Chapel Road, Sandy Drive |
West Branch Christina River is a 4.96-mile-long (7.98 km) second-order tributary to the Christina River in New Castle County, Delaware in the United States.