Tubbs Branch (Deep Creek tributary)

Tubbs Branch is a 0.92 mi (1.48 km) long 2nd order tributary to Deep Creek in Sussex County, Delaware.

Tubbs Branch
Tributary to Deep Creek
Map of Tubbs Branch mouth location
Map of Tubbs Branch mouth location
Location of Tubbs Branch mouth
Map of Tubbs Branch mouth location
Map of Tubbs Branch mouth location
Tubbs Branch (Deep Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
Sourceconfluence of Cool Branch and Graham Branch
 • locationabout 0.5 miles south of Concord, Delaware
 • coordinates38°37′55″N 075°33′40″W / 38.63194°N 75.56111°W / 38.63194; -75.56111[1]
 • elevation18 ft (5.5 m)[2]
MouthDeep Creek
 • location
Concord, Delaware
 • coordinates
38°38′33″N 075°33′52″W / 38.64250°N 75.56444°W / 38.64250; -75.56444[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[3]
Length0.92 mi (1.48 km)[4]
Basin size3.85 square miles (10.0 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationDeep Creek
 • average4.65 cu ft/s (0.132 m3/s) at mouth with Deep Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionTubbs Branch → Nanticoke RiverChesapeake BayAtlantic Ocean[4]
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftCool Branch
 • rightGraham Branch
BridgesBethel-Concord Road, DE 20

Course

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Tubbs Branch is formed at the confluence of Cool Branch and Graham Branch about 0.5 miles south of Concord, Delaware, and then flows north to join Deep Creek at Concord.[3]

Watershed

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Tubbs Branch drains 3.85 square miles (10.0 km2) of area, receives about 45.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 656.78, and is about 8% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Tubbs Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Tubbs Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 May 2021.