West Branch Christina River
# West Branch Christina River

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.

## Variant name

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as Persimmon Branch.

## Course

West Branch Christina River rises on the Big Elk Creek and Christina River divides in Cecil County, Maryland and flows south then east into New Castle County, Delaware meet the Christina River at Newark, Delaware.

## Watershed

West Branch Christina River drains 6.20 square miles (16.1 $km^2)$ of area, receives about 46.2 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 488.40 and is about 25.1% forested.

