Iron Mine Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary) explained

Iron Mine Branch
Name Other:Tributary to Marshyhope Creek
Map Size:180
Pushpin Map:USA Delaware#USA
Pushpin Map Size:180
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Iron Mine Branch mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Iron Mine Branch mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Delaware
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Sussex
Length:3.96miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Marshyhope Creek
Discharge1 Avg:3.4cuft/s at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[2]
Source1:Bridgeville Branch divide
Source1 Location:Dublin Hill, Delaware
Source1 Coordinates:38.77°N -75.6425°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:58feet
Mouth:Marshyhope Creek
Mouth Location:about 1-mile south-southwest of Woodenhawk, Delaware
Mouth Coordinates:38.7826°N -75.6425°W
Mouth Elevation:23feet
Progression:Marshyhope CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River System:Nanticoke River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Epworth Church Road, PA 404, Smith Road, Sand Hill Road

Iron Mine Branch is a 3.82miles long second-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Sussex County, Delaware.

Course

Iron Mine Branch rises on the Bridgeville Branch divide at Dublin Hill, Delaware, and then flows generally northwest to join Marshyhope Creek about 1.5 miles south-southwest of Woodenhawk, Delaware.[3]

Watershed

Iron Mine Branch drains of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, and is about 3.04% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . January 27, 2023.
  2. Web site: Watershed Report Office of Water US EPA . watersgeo.epa.gov . US EPA . January 27, 2023 . en.
  3. Web site: Geographic Names Information System . edits.nationalmap.gov . US Geological Survey . January 27, 2023.