Booth Branch (White Marsh Branch tributary)

{{short description|Stream in Delaware, USA}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox river

| name = Booth Branch

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| name_other = Tributary to White Marsh Branch

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| pushpin_map_caption= Location of Booth Branch mouth

| pushpin_map_alt = Map of Booth Branch mouth location

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = United States

| subdivision_type2 = State

| subdivision_name2 = Delaware

| subdivision_type3 = County

| subdivision_name3 = Kent

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| length = {{convert|2.48|mi|km|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=ArcGIS Web Application |url=https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ada349b90c26496ea52aab66a092593b |website=epa.maps.arcgis.com |publisher=US EPA |access-date=6 December 2020}}

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| discharge1_location= White Marsh Branch

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| discharge1_avg = {{convert|1.27|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}} at mouth with Nanticoke River{{cite web |title=Booth Branch Watershed Report |url=https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=8391186 |website=US EPA Geoviewer |publisher=US EPA |access-date=6 December 2020}}

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| source1 = Tomahawk Branch divide

| source1_location = about 1.5 miles northwest of Greenwood, Delaware{{cite web |title=Get Maps |url=https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#15/38.8381/-75.5897 |website=USGS Topoview |publisher=US Geological Survey |access-date=6 December 2020 |language=en}}

| source1_coordinates= {{coord|38|51|08|N|075|36|45|W|display=inline}}{{cite web |title=GNIS Detail – Booth Branch |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:::NO::P3_FID,P3_TITLE:213690,Booth%20Branch |website=geonames.usgs.gov |publisher=US Geological Survey |access-date=6 December 2020}}

| source1_elevation = {{convert|60|ft|abbr=on}}

| mouth = White Marsh Branch

| mouth_location = about 1 mile north of Greenwood, Delaware{{cite web |title=Get Maps |url=https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#15/38.8372/-75.5875 |website=USGS Topoview |publisher=US Geological Survey |access-date=6 December 2020 |language=en}}

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|38|50|14|N|075|34|43|W|display=inline,title}}

| mouth_elevation = {{convert|46|ft|abbr=on}}

| progression = White Marsh BranchNanticoke RiverChesapeake BayAtlantic Ocean

| river_system = Nanticoke River

| basin_size = {{convert|1.01|sqmi}}

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| tributaries_left = unnamed tributaries

| tributaries_right = unnamed tributaries

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| bridges = Booth Branch Lane, Nine Foot Road, US 13

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Booth Branch is a {{convert|2.40|mi|km|abbr=on}} long 1st order tributary to White Marsh Branch in Kent County, Delaware.

Course

Booth Branch rises about 1.5 miles northwest of Greenwood, Delaware in Kent County and then flows southeast to join White Marsh Branch about 1 mile north of Greenwood.

Watershed

Booth Branch drains {{convert|1.01|sqmi}} of area, receives about 45.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 667.75 and is about 3% forested.

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