Parker Branch (Gum Branch tributary) explained

Parker Branch
Name Other:Tributary to Gum Branch
Map Size:180
Pushpin Map:Delaware#USA
Pushpin Map Size:180
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Parker Branch mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Parker Branch mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Delaware
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Sussex
Length:3.21miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Gum Branch
Discharge1 Avg:2.94cuft/s at mouth with Gum Branch[2]
Source1:Beaver Dam Branch divide
Source1 Location:about 2 miles west-southwest of Ellendale, Delaware[3]
Source1 Coordinates:38.8047°N -75.485°W[4]
Source1 Elevation:45feet
Mouth:Gum Branch
Mouth Location:about 3 miles southwest of Ellendale, Delaware[5]
Mouth Coordinates:38.7761°N -75.5119°W
Mouth Elevation:36feet
Progression:Gum BranchNanticoke RiverChesapeake BayAtlantic Ocean
River System:Nanticoke River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Oakley Road

Parker Branch is a 3.21miles long 1st order tributary to Gum Branch in Sussex County, Delaware.

Course

Parker Branch rises on the Beaver Dam Branch divide about 2 miles west-southwest of Ellendale, Delaware[3] and then flows southwest to join Gum Branch about 3 miles southwest of Ellendale.[5]

Watershed

Parker Branch drains of area, receives about 45.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 738.49 and is about 11% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

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