Tubbs Branch (Deep Creek tributary) explained

Tubbs Branch
Name Other:Tributary to Deep Creek
Map Size:180
Pushpin Map:USA Delaware#USA
Pushpin Map Size:180
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Tubbs Branch mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Tubbs Branch mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Delaware
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Sussex
Length:0.92miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Deep Creek
Discharge1 Avg:4.65cuft/s at mouth with Deep Creek[2]
Source1:confluence of Cool Branch and Graham Branch
Source1 Location:about 0.5 miles south of Concord, Delaware
Source1 Coordinates:38.6319°N -75.5611°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:18feet[4]
Mouth:Deep Creek
Mouth Location:Concord, Delaware
Mouth Coordinates:38.6425°N -75.5644°W
Mouth Elevation:0feet[5]
Progression:Tubbs Branch → Nanticoke RiverChesapeake BayAtlantic Ocean
River System:Nanticoke River
Tributaries Left:Cool Branch
Tributaries Right:Graham Branch
Bridges:Bethel-Concord Road, DE 20

Tubbs Branch is a 0.92miles long 2nd order tributary to Deep Creek in Sussex County, Delaware.

Course

Tubbs Branch is formed at the confluence of Cool Branch and Graham Branch about 0.5 miles south of Concord, Delaware, and then flows north to join Deep Creek at Concord.[5]

Watershed

Tubbs Branch drains of area, receives about 45.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 656.78, and is about 8% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 20 May 2021.
  2. Web site: Tubbs Branch Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 21 May 2021.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Tubbs Branch . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 21 May 2021.
  4. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 20 May 2021 . en.
  5. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 20 May 2021 . en.