Mill Branch (Tussocky Branch tributary)
| Mill Branch Tributary to Tussocky Branch | |
|---|---|
  Location of Mill Branch mouth  Mill Branch (Tussocky Branch tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Tussocky Branch divide |
| • location | Ralphs, Delaware[2] |
| • coordinates | 38°30′03″N 075°38′40″W / 38.50083°N 75.64444°W[1] |
| • elevation | 48 ft (15 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Tussocky Branch |
• location | about 0.5 miles north of Ralphs, Delaware[3] |
• coordinates | 38°31′14″N 075°38′00″W / 38.52056°N 75.63333°W[1] |
• elevation | 33 ft (10 m)[3] |
| Length | 1.70 mi (2.74 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 1.73 square miles (4.5 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Tussocky Branch |
| • average | 2.01 cu ft/s (0.057 m3/s) at mouth with Tussocky Branch[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Tussocky Branch → Broad Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[4] |
| River system | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | DE 24 |
Mill Branch is a 1.70 mi (2.74 km) long 1st order tributary to Tussocky Branch in Sussex County, Delaware.
Course
[edit]Mill Branch rises in Ralphs, Delaware[2] and then flows northerly into Tussocky Branch about 0.5 miles north of Ralphs, Delaware.[3]
Watershed
[edit]Mill Branch drains 1.73 square miles (4.5 km2) of area, receives about 44.6 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 816.27 and is about 20% forested.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Mill Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Mill Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
