Old Baptist Church Branch
{{Short description|Stream in Delaware, USA}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Old Baptist Church Branch
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| name_other = Tributary to Fishing Branch
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| map_size = 200
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| pushpin_map = USA Delaware#USA
| pushpin_map_size = 200
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Old Baptist Church Branch mouth
| 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|2.00|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 |accessdate=21 March 2020}}
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| discharge1_location = Fishing Branch
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| discharge1_avg = {{convert|2.20|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}} at mouth with Fishing Branch{{cite web |title=Old Baptist Church Branch Watershed Report |url=https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=8077548 |website=Waters Geoviewer |publisher=US EPA |accessdate=21 March 2020}}
| discharge1_max =
| source1 = Murderkill River divide
| source1_location = about 0.25 miles west of Spring Hill, Delaware
| source1_coordinates = {{coord|38|58|38|N|75|26|07|W|type:river_region:US-DE|display=inline}}{{cite gnis|213600|Old Baptist Church Branch|April 6, 2023}}
| source1_elevation = {{convert|22|ft|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=Mispillion River Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Mispillion River Area) |url=https://www.topozone.com/delaware/sussex-de/stream/mispillion-river/ |website=TopoZone |publisher=Locality, LLC |accessdate=21 March 2020 |language=en}}
| mouth = Fishing Branch
| mouth_location = about 0.5 miles east of Spring Hill, Delaware
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|38|58|07|N|75|25|00|W|type:river_region:US-DE|display=inline,title}}
| mouth_elevation = {{convert|3|ft|abbr=on}}
| progression = Fishing Branch → Mispillion River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean
| river_system = Mispillion River
| basin_size = {{convert|1.75|sqmi}}
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| tributaries_left = unnamed tributaries
| tributaries_right = unnamed tributaries
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| bridges = DE 1, Reynolds Road
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Old Baptist Church Branch is a {{convert|2.00|mi|km|abbr=on}} long 1st order tributary to Fishing Branch in Kent County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
Course
Old Baptist Church Branch rises on the Murderkill River divide about 0.25 miles west of Spring Hill, Delaware. Old Baptist Church Branch then flows southeast then northeast to meet Fishing Branch about 0.5 miles east of Spring Hill, Delaware.
Watershed
Old Baptist Church Branch drains {{convert|1.75|sqmi}} of area, receives about 45.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 613.40 and is about 8.0% forested.
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