Tull Branch Explained

Tull Branch
Name Other:Tributary to Marshyhope Creek
Map Size:250
Pushpin Map:Maryland#USA
Pushpin Map Size:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Tull Branch mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Tull Branch mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Maryland
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Caroline
Length:4.03miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Marshyhope Creek
Discharge1 Avg:5.72cuft/s at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[2]
Source1:Fowling Creek divide
Source1 Location:about 5 miles north-northwest of Federalsburg, Maryland
Source1 Coordinates:38.7582°N -75.828°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:48feet
Mouth:Marshyhope Creek
Mouth Location:about 1.5 miles north of Federalsburg, Maryland
Mouth Coordinates:38.7182°N -75.7699°W
Mouth Elevation:5feet
Progression:Marshyhope CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River System:Nanticoke River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:American Corner Road, Howard Road, Federalsburg Highway, Long Swamp Road, Smithville Road

Tull Branch is a 4.03miles long second-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Caroline County, Maryland. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[3]

Course

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

Watershed

Tull Branch drains of area, receives about 44.5 in/year of precipitation, and is about 10.31% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . December 8, 2022.
  2. Web site: Tull Branch Watershed Report . watersgeo.epa.gov . US EPA . December 8, 2022 . en.
  3. Web site: Geographic Names Information System . edits.nationalmap.gov . US Geological Survey . December 8, 2022.