Turkey Branch | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Tussocky Branch |
Map Size: | 180 |
Pushpin Map: | Delaware#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 180 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Turkey Branch mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Turkey Branch mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Delaware |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Sussex |
Length: | 0.9miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Tussocky Branch |
Discharge1 Avg: | 0.48cuft/s at mouth with Tussocky Branch[2] |
Source1: | Collins and Culver Ditch divide |
Source1 Location: | about 1 mile southeast of Portsville, Delaware[3] |
Source1 Coordinates: | 38.5422°N -75.6228°W[4] |
Source1 Elevation: | 30feet |
Mouth: | Tussocky Branch |
Mouth Location: | Portsville Pond[5] |
Mouth Coordinates: | 38.5556°N -75.6306°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 7feet |
Progression: | Tussocky Branch → Broad Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Nanticoke River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Dogwood Lane |
Turkey Branch is a 0.9miles long 1st order tributary to Tussocky Branch in Sussex County, Delaware.
Turkey Branch rises about 1 mile southeast of Portsville, Delaware[3] and then flows northwest into Tussocky Branch at Portsville Pond.[5]
Turkey Branch drains of area, receives about 44.7 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 696.12 and is about 16% forested.[2]