Green Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary)

Green Branch is a 6.60 mi (10.62 km) long second-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Kent County, Delaware.

Green Branch
Tributary to Marshyhope Creek
Map of Green Branch mouth location
Map of Green Branch mouth location
Location of Green Branch mouth
Map of Green Branch mouth location
Map of Green Branch mouth location
Green Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
Physical characteristics
SourceWebber Branch divide
 • locationMelvin Crossroads, Delaware
 • coordinates38°54′41.41″N 075°42′42.75″W / 38.9115028°N 75.7118750°W / 38.9115028; -75.7118750[1]
 • elevation60 ft (18 m)[1]
MouthMarshyhope 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 / 38.8509472; -75.6688167[1]
 • elevation
36 ft (11 m)[1]
Length6.60 mi (10.62 km)[2]
Basin size6.49 square miles (16.8 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationMarshyhope Creek
 • average7.81 cu ft/s (0.221 m3/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[3]
Basin features
ProgressionMarshyhope CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[2]
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesPear Tree Lane, Layton Corners Road, DE 14, Greenville Road, Gallo Road

Course

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Green Branch Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved March 3, 2023.