Fishing Branch (Mispillion River tributary)
# Fishing Branch (Mispillion River tributary)

Fishing Branch is a 1.90 mi (3.06 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Mispillion River in Kent County, Delaware.

## Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:

* Fishing Creek

## Course

Fishing Branch forms at the confluence of Parnell Branch and Old Baptist Church Branch about 1 mile east of Spring Hill, Delaware. Fishing Branch then flows southeast to meet the Mispillion River about 1.5 miles southeast of Herrings Corners, Delaware.

## Watershed

Fishing Branch drains 4.73 square miles (12.3 $km^2)$ of area, receives about 45.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 596.10 and is about 8.3% forested.

