Sullivan Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary) explained

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 CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake 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.

Course

Sullivan Branch rises about north of Federalsburg, Maryland and then flows southeast to join Marshyhope Creek about north-northeast of Federalsburg, Maryland.[3]

Watershed

Sullivan Branch drains of area, receives about 44.6 in/year of precipitation, and is about 12.53% 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: Watershed Report Office of Water US EPA . 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.