| Tussocky Branch | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Broad Creek |
| Map Size: | 180 |
| Pushpin Map: | Delaware#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 180 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Tussocky Branch mouth |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Tussocky Branch mouth location |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Delaware |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Sussex |
| Length: | 7.54miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Broad Creek |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 12.17cuft/s at mouth with Broad Creek[2] |
| Source1: | Barren Creek divide |
| Source1 Location: | about 1 mile east of Susan Beach Corner, Delaware[3] |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 38.4697°N -75.6228°W[4] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 50feet |
| Mouth: | Broad Creek |
| Mouth Location: | Portsville, Delaware[5] |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 38.5631°N -75.6297°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 0feet |
| Progression: | Broad Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries Left: | Wheeling Branch Turkey Branch |
| Tributaries Right: | Mill Branch |
| Waterbodies: | Tussock Pond Portsville Millpond |
| Bridges: | Susan Beach Road, Branch School Road, DE 24, Airport Road, Shell Bridge Road |
Tussocky Branch is a 7.54miles long 2nd order tributary to Broad Creek in Sussex County, Delaware.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[4]
Tussocky Branch rises about 1 mile east of Susan Beach Corner, Delaware[3] and then flows north into Broad Creek at Portsville.[5]
Tussocky Branch drains of area, receives about 44.7 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 812.43 and is about 12% forested.[2]