Sullivan Branch | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Marshyhope Creek |
Map Size: | 250 |
Pushpin Map: | Maryland#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Sullivan Branch mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Sullivan Branch mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Maryland |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Caroline |
Length: | 2.34miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Marshyhope Creek |
Discharge1 Avg: | 8.19cuft/s at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[2] |
Source1: | confluence of Wolfpit and Raccoon Branches |
Source1 Location: | about 3 miles north of Federalsburg, Maryland |
Source1 Coordinates: | 38.7543°N -75.7824°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 38feet |
Mouth: | Marshyhope Creek |
Mouth Location: | about 2.5 miles north-northeast of Federalsburg, Maryland |
Mouth Coordinates: | 38.7793°N -75.7608°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 6feet |
Progression: | Marshyhope Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Nanticoke River |
Tributaries Left: | Raccoon Branch |
Tributaries Right: | Wolfpit Branch |
Bridges: | Long Swamp Road, Smithville Road |
Sullivan Branch is a 2.34miles long second-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Caroline County, Maryland.
Sullivan Branch rises about north of Federalsburg, Maryland and then flows southeast to join Marshyhope Creek about north-northeast of Federalsburg, Maryland.[3]
Sullivan Branch drains of area, receives about 44.6 in/year of precipitation, and is about 12.53% forested.[2]