Cool Branch (Tubbs Branch tributary)
| Cool Branch Tributary to Tubbs Branch | |
|---|---|
  Location of Cool Branch mouth  Cool Branch (Tubbs Branch tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Tyndall and James Ditch divide |
| • location | about 2 miles northwest of Sycamore, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 38°36′24″N 075°31′39″W / 38.60667°N 75.52750°W[1] |
| • elevation | 39 ft (12 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Tubbs Branch |
• location | about 0.5 miles south of Concord, Delaware |
• coordinates | 38°37′55″N 075°33′39″W / 38.63194°N 75.56083°W[1] |
• elevation | 18 ft (5.5 m)[3] |
| Length | 2.85 mi (4.59 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 2.24 square miles (5.8 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Tubbs Branch |
| • average | 2.71 cu ft/s (0.077 m3/s) at mouth with Tubbs Branch[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Tubbs Branch → Deep Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay[4] |
| River system | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Cool Branch Road, Fire Tower Road, Bunny Lane |
Cool Branch is a 2.85 mi (4.59 km) long 2nd order tributary to Tubbs Branch in Sussex County, Delaware.
Course
[edit]Cool Branch rises about 2 miles northwest of Sycamore, Delaware, and then flows northwest to join Tubbs Branch about 0.5 miles south of Concord.[3]
Watershed
[edit]Cool Branch drains 2.24 square miles (5.8 km2) of area, receives about 45.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 681.87, and is about 8% forested.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Cool Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Cool Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 May 2021.