Iron Mine Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary)

Iron Mine Branch is a 3.82 mi (6.15 km) long second-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Sussex County, Delaware.

Iron Mine Branch
Tributary to Marshyhope Creek
Map of Iron Mine Branch mouth location
Map of Iron Mine Branch mouth location
Location of Iron Mine Branch mouth
Map of Iron Mine Branch mouth location
Map of Iron Mine Branch mouth location
Iron Mine Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceBridgeville Branch divide
 • locationDublin Hill, Delaware
 • coordinates38°46′12.00″N 075°38′33.00″W / 38.7700000°N 75.6425000°W / 38.7700000; -75.6425000[1]
 • elevation58 ft (18 m)[1]
MouthMarshyhope Creek
 • location
about 1-mile south-southwest of Woodenhawk, Delaware
 • coordinates
38°46′57.41″N 075°38′33.00″W / 38.7826139°N 75.6425000°W / 38.7826139; -75.6425000[1]
 • elevation
23 ft (7.0 m)[1]
Length3.96 mi (6.37 km)[2]
Basin size2.82 square miles (7.3 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationMarshyhope Creek
 • average3.40 cu ft/s (0.096 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
BridgesEpworth Church Road, PA 404, Smith Road, Sand Hill Road

Course

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Iron Mine Branch rises on the Bridgeville Branch divide at Dublin Hill, Delaware, and then flows generally northwest to join Marshyhope Creek about 1.5 miles south-southwest of Woodenhawk, Delaware.[1]

Watershed

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Iron Mine Branch drains 2.82 square miles (7.3 km2) of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, and is about 3.04% 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 January 27, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved January 27, 2023.