Green Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary) explained

Green Branch
Name Other:Tributary to Marshyhope Creek
Map Size:180
Pushpin Map:USA Delaware#USA
Pushpin Map Size:180
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Green Branch mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Green Branch mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Delaware
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Kent
Length:6.6miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Marshyhope Creek
Discharge1 Avg:7.81cuft/s at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[2]
Source1:Webber Branch divide
Source1 Location:Melvin Crossroads, Delaware
Source1 Coordinates:38.9115°N -75.7119°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:60feet
Mouth:Marshyhope Creek
Mouth Location:about 1.5 miles northeast of Adamsville, Delaware
Mouth Coordinates:38.8509°N -75.6688°W
Mouth Elevation:36feet
Progression:Marshyhope CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River System:Nanticoke River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Pear Tree Lane, Layton Corners Road, DE 14, Greenville Road, Gallo Road

Green Branch is a 6.6miles long second-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Kent County, Delaware.

Course

Green Branch rises on the Webber Branch divide at Melvin Crossroads and then flows generally south to join Marshyhope Creek about 1.5 miles northeast of Adamsville, Delaware.[3]

Watershed

Green Branch drains of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, and is about 5.60% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

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