Jones Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary)

Jones Branch is a 2.39 mi (3.85 km) long first-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Sussex County, Delaware.

Jones Branch
Tributary to Marshyhope Creek
Map of Jones Branch mouth location
Map of Jones Branch mouth location
Location of Jones Branch mouth
Map of Jones Branch mouth location
Map of Jones Branch mouth location
Jones Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceBridgeville Branch divide
 • locationJacobs Crossroads, Delaware
 • coordinates38°44′58.41″N 075°41′16.75″W / 38.7495583°N 75.6879861°W / 38.7495583; -75.6879861[1]
 • elevation48 ft (15 m)[1]
MouthMarshyhope Creek
 • location
about 1 mile east of Smithville, Maryland
 • coordinates
38°46′5.41″N 075°42′51.75″W / 38.7681694°N 75.7143750°W / 38.7681694; -75.7143750[1]
 • elevation
20 ft (6.1 m)[1]
Length2.39 mi (3.85 km)[2]
Basin size2.20 square miles (5.7 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationMarshyhope Creek
 • average1.90 cu ft/s (0.054 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
BridgesAtlanta Road (x2), Sand Hill Road

Course

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Jones Branch rises on the Bridgeville Branch divide at Jacobs Crossroads, Delaware, and then flows generally northwest to join Marshyhope Creek about 1-mile east of Smithville, Maryland.[1]

Watershed

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Jones Branch drains 2.20 square miles (5.7 km2) of area, receives about 44.7 in/year of precipitation, and is about 26.06% 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.