Horsepen Arm | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Marshyhope Creek |
Map Size: | 180 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Delaware#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 180 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Horsepen Arm mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Horsepen Arm mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Delaware |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Kent |
Length: | 5.54miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Marshyhope Creek |
Discharge1 Avg: | 8.41cuft/s at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[2] |
Source1: | Marsh Branch divide |
Source1 Location: | about 0.5 miles east of Anthonys Corner, Delaware |
Source1 Coordinates: | 38.9811°N -75.6694°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 60feet |
Mouth: | Marshyhope Creek |
Mouth Location: | Hollandsville, Delaware |
Mouth Coordinates: | 38.9215°N -75.6394°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 49feet |
Progression: | Marshyhope Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Nanticoke River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Fox Hunters Road, Whiteleysburg Road |
Horsepen Arm is a 5.54miles long second-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Kent County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[3]
Horsepen Arm rises on the Marsh Branch divide about 0.5 miles east of Anthonys Corner, Delaware, and then flows generally southeast to join Marshyhope Creek at Hollandsville, Delaware.[3]
Horsepen Arm drains of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, and is about 6.45% forested.[2]