Jones Mill Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary)

Jones Mill Branch is a 2.78 mi (4.47 km) long second-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Sussex County, Delaware.

Jones Mill Branch
Tributary to Marshyhope Creek
Map of Jones Mill Branch mouth location
Map of Jones Mill Branch mouth location
Location of Jones Mill Branch mouth
Map of Jones Mill Branch mouth location
Map of Jones Mill Branch mouth location
Jones Mill Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceBridgeville Branch divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles northeast of Jacobs Crossroads, Delaware
 • coordinates38°46′31.41″N 075°42′28.75″W / 38.7753917°N 75.7079861°W / 38.7753917; -75.7079861[1]
 • elevation58 ft (18 m)[1]
MouthMarshyhope Creek
 • location
about 1.5 miles east-northeast of Smithville, Maryland
 • coordinates
38°46′31.41″N 075°39′35.00″W / 38.7753917°N 75.6597222°W / 38.7753917; -75.6597222[1]
 • elevation
20 ft (6.1 m)[1]
Length2.78 mi (4.47 km)[2]
Basin size2.93 square miles (7.6 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationMarshyhope Creek
 • average3.50 cu ft/s (0.099 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
BridgesDublin Hill Road, Trinity Church Road, Buck Fever Road, Sand Hill Road

Course

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Jones Mill Branch rises on the Bridgeville Branch divide about 0.5 miles northeast of Jacobs Crossroads, Delaware, and then flows generally west-northwest to join Marshyhope Creek about 1.5 miles east-northeast of Smithville, Maryland.[1]

Watershed

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Jones Mill Branch drains 2.93 square miles (7.6 km2) of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, and is about 6.55% 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.