Miles Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary)
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Miles Branch is a 3.17 mi (5.10 km) long first-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Dorchester County, Maryland. For part of its length, this stream forms the boundary of Caroline and Dorchester Counties.
Quick Facts Miles Branch Tributary to Marshyhope Creek, Location ...
Miles Branch Tributary to Marshyhope Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Maryland |
County | Dorchester Caroline |
Town | Federalsburg |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Horse Pen Branch divide |
• location | about 3 miles southeast of Federalsburg, Maryland |
• coordinates | 38°40′23.41″N 075°43′1.75″W[1] |
• elevation | 43 ft (13 m)[1] |
Mouth | Marshyhope Creek |
• location | southeast end of Federalsburg, Maryland[1] |
• coordinates | 38°41′8.41″N 075°46′9.76″W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[1] |
Length | 3.17 mi (5.10 km)[2] |
Basin size | 2.18 square miles (5.6 km2)[3] |
Discharge | |
• location | Marshyhope Creek |
• average | 2.55 cu ft/s (0.072 m3/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[3] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Marshyhope Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Nanticoke River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Kinder Road, Guard Road, Wright Road |
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