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Turkey Branch (Tussocky Branch tributary)

Coordinates: 38°33′20″N 075°37′50″W / 38.55556°N 75.63056°W / 38.55556; -75.63056
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Turkey Branch
Tributary to Tussocky Branch
Map of Turkey Branch mouth location
Map of Turkey Branch mouth location
Location of Turkey Branch mouth
Map of Turkey Branch mouth location
Map of Turkey Branch mouth location
Turkey Branch (Tussocky Branch tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceCollins and Culver Ditch divide
 • locationabout 1 mile southeast of Portsville, Delaware[2]
 • coordinates38°32′32″N 075°37′22″W / 38.54222°N 75.62278°W / 38.54222; -75.62278[1]
 • elevation30 ft (9.1 m)[2]
MouthTussocky Branch
 • location
Portsville Pond[3]
 • coordinates
38°33′20″N 075°37′50″W / 38.55556°N 75.63056°W / 38.55556; -75.63056[1]
 • elevation
7 ft (2.1 m)[3]
Length0.9 mi (1.4 km)[4]
Basin size0.41 square miles (1.1 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationTussocky Branch
 • average0.48 cu ft/s (0.014 m3/s) at mouth with Tussocky Branch[5]
Basin features
ProgressionTussocky BranchBroad CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake BayAtlantic Ocean[4]
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesDogwood Lane

Turkey Branch is a 0.9 mi (1.4 km) long 1st order tributary to Tussocky Branch in Sussex County, Delaware.

Course

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Turkey Branch rises about 1 mile southeast of Portsville, Delaware[2] and then flows northwest into Tussocky Branch at Portsville Pond.[3]

Watershed

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Turkey Branch drains 0.41 square miles (1.1 km2) of area, receives about 44.7 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 696.12 and is about 16% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Turkey Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Turkey Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 16 December 2020.