Beaverdam Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary) explained

Beaverdam Branch
Name Other:Tributary to Marshyhope Creek
Map Size:180
Pushpin Map:USA Delaware#USA
Pushpin Map Size:180
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Beaverdam Branch mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Beaverdam Branch mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Delaware
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Kent
Length:2.89miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Marshyhope Creek
Discharge1 Avg:3.26cuft/s at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[2]
Source1:Price Prong divide
Source1 Location:about 1-mile east-southeast of Brownsville, Delaware
Source1 Coordinates:38.935°N -75.6708°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:60feet
Mouth:Marshyhope Creek
Mouth Location:McKnatts Corner, Delaware
Mouth Coordinates:38.9062°N -75.6463°W
Mouth Elevation:43feet
Progression:Marshyhope CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River System:Nanticoke River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Whiteleysburg Road, Fox Hunters Road

Beaverdam Branch is a 2.89miles long first-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Kent County, Delaware.

Course

Beaverdam Branch rises on the Price Prong divide about 1-mile east-southeast of Brownsville, Delaware, and then flows generally southeast to join Marshyhope Creek at McKnatts Corner, Delaware.[3]

Watershed

Beaverdam Branch drains of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, and is about 8.42% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . March 21, 2023.
  2. Web site: Beaverdam Branch Watershed Report . watersgeo.epa.gov . US EPA . March 21, 2023 . en.
  3. Web site: Geographic Names Information System . edits.nationalmap.gov . US Geological Survey . March 21, 2023.