| Green Branch Tributary to Marshyhope Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Green Branch mouth  Green Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Kent |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Webber Branch divide |
| • location | Melvin Crossroads, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 38°54′41.41″N 075°42′42.75″W / 38.9115028°N 75.7118750°W[1] |
| • elevation | 60 ft (18 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Marshyhope Creek |
• location | about 1.5 miles northeast of Adamsville, Delaware |
• coordinates | 38°51′3.41″N 075°40′7.74″W / 38.8509472°N 75.6688167°W[1] |
• elevation | 36 ft (11 m)[1] |
| Length | 6.60 mi (10.62 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 6.49 square miles (16.8 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Marshyhope Creek |
| • average | 7.81 cu ft/s (0.221 m3/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Marshyhope Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[2] |
| River system | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Pear Tree Lane, Layton Corners Road, DE 14, Greenville Road, Gallo Road |
Green Branch is a 6.60 mi (10.62 km) long second-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Kent County, Delaware.
Course
Green Branch rises on the Webber Branch divide at Melvin Crossroads and then flows generally south to join Marshyhope Creek about 1.5 miles northeast of Adamsville, Delaware.[1]
Watershed
Green Branch drains 6.49 square miles (16.8 km2) of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, and is about 5.60% forested.[3]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- 1 2 "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- 1 2 3 "Green Branch Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
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