Mill Branch (Tussocky Branch tributary) explained

Mill Branch
Name Other:Tributary to Tussocky Branch
Map Size:180
Pushpin Map:Delaware#USA
Pushpin Map Size:180
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Mill Branch mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Mill Branch mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Delaware
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Sussex
Length:1.7miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Tussocky Branch
Discharge1 Avg:2.01cuft/s at mouth with Tussocky Branch[2]
Source1:Tussocky Branch divide
Source1 Location:Ralphs, Delaware[3]
Source1 Coordinates:38.5008°N -75.6444°W[4]
Source1 Elevation:48feet
Mouth:Tussocky Branch
Mouth Location:about 0.5 miles north of Ralphs, Delaware[5]
Mouth Coordinates:38.5206°N -75.6333°W
Mouth Elevation:33feet
Progression:Tussocky BranchBroad CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake BayAtlantic Ocean
River System:Nanticoke River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:DE 24

Mill Branch is a 1.7miles long 1st order tributary to Tussocky Branch in Sussex County, Delaware.

Course

Mill Branch rises in Ralphs, Delaware[3] and then flows northerly into Tussocky Branch about 0.5 miles north of Ralphs, Delaware.[5]

Watershed

Mill Branch drains of area, receives about 44.6 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 816.27 and is about 20% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 16 December 2020.
  2. Web site: Mill Branch Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 16 December 2020.
  3. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 16 December 2020 . en.
  4. Web site: GNIS Detail - Mill Branch . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 16 December 2020.
  5. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 16 December 2020 . en.