Tommy Wright Branch Explained

Tommy Wright Branch
Name Other:Tributary to Marshyhope Creek
Map Size:250
Pushpin Map:Maryland#USA
Pushpin Map Size:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Tommy Wright Branch mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Tommy Wright Branch mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Maryland
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Caroline
Length:5.99miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Marshyhope Creek
Discharge1 Avg:14.73cuft/s at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[2]
Source1:Mill Creek divide
Source1 Location:about 0.75 miles north-northeast of Concord, Maryland
Source1 Coordinates:38.8132°N -75.7802°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:55feet
Mouth:Marshyhope Creek
Mouth Location:about 2.5 miles southwest of Smithville, Maryland
Mouth Coordinates:38.7584°N -75.7388°W
Mouth Elevation:16feet
Progression:Marshyhope CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River System:Nanticoke River
Tributaries Left:Smithville Ditch
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Waterbodies:Smithville Lake
Bridges:Trice Road, Possum Hill Road, Bloomery Road

Tommy Wright Branch is a 5.99miles long third-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Caroline County, Maryland. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[3]

Course

Tommy Wright Branch rises about north-northeast of Concord, Maryland and then flows southeast and turns southwest to join Marshyhope Creek about southwest of Smithville, Maryland.[3]

Watershed

Tommy Wright Branch drains of area, receives about 44.6 in/year of precipitation, and is about 11.68% 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: Tommy Wright 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.