Raccoon Branch (Sullivan Branch tributary) explained

Raccoon Branch
Name Other:Tributary to Sullivan Branch
Map Size:250
Pushpin Map:Maryland#USA
Pushpin Map Size:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Raccoon Branch mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Raccoon Branch mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Maryland
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Caroline
Length:1.62miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Sullivan Branch
Discharge1 Avg:2.2cuft/s at mouth with Sullivan Branch[2]
Source1:Tommy Wright Branch divide
Source1 Location:about 1.5 miles south of Concord, Maryland
Source1 Coordinates:38.7842°N -75.7825°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:52feet
Mouth:Sullivan Branch
Mouth Location:Agner, Maryland
Mouth Coordinates:38.7537°N -75.7824°W
Mouth Elevation:30feet
Progression:Sullivan BranchMarshyhope CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River System:Nanticoke River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Chipmans Lane

Raccoon Branch is a 1.62miles long first-order tributary to Sullivan Branch in Caroline County, Maryland.

Course

Raccoon Branch rises about south of Concord, Maryland, and then flows generally south to join Wolfpit Branch to form Sullivan Branch at Agner, Maryland.[3]

Watershed

Raccoon Branch drains of area, receives about 44.6 in/year of precipitation, and is about 8.00% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . December 9, 2022.
  2. Web site: Raccoon Branch Watershed Report . watersgeo.epa.gov . US EPA . December 9, 2022 . en.
  3. Web site: Geographic Names Information System . edits.nationalmap.gov . US Geological Survey . December 9, 2022.