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Stream in Delaware, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kent-Sussex Line Branch is a 3.50 mi (5.63 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Nanticoke River in Sussex County, Delaware. The lower part of this branch flows along the Kent and Sussex County line, hence the name.
Kent-Sussex Line Branch Tributary to Nanticoke River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Delaware |
County | Sussex Kent |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Beaverdam Branch divide |
• location | about 1 mile south of Six Forks, Delaware[1] |
• coordinates | 38°52′13″N 075°32′05″W[2] |
• elevation | 55 ft (17 m)[1] |
Mouth | Nanticoke River |
• location | about 2 miles northeast of Greenwood, Delaware[3] |
• coordinates | 38°50′08″N 075°33′16″W[2] |
• elevation | 49 ft (15 m)[3] |
Length | 3.50 mi (5.63 km)[4] |
Basin size | 4.43 square miles (11.5 km2)[5] |
Discharge | |
• location | Nanticoke River |
• average | 5.61 cu ft/s (0.159 m3/s) at mouth with Nanticoke River[5] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[4] |
River system | Nanticoke River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Mesibov Road (x2), Staytonville Road |
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[2]
Kent-Sussex Line Branch rises about 1 mile south of Six Forks, Delaware in Kent County[1] and then flows south-southwest into Sussex County to join the Nanticoke River about 2 miles northeast of Greenwood.[3]
Kent-Sussex Line Branch drains 4.49 square miles (11.6 km2) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 751.96 and is about 9% forested.[5]
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