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Stream in Delaware, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
White Marsh Branch is a 3.09 mi (4.97 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Nanticoke River in Sussex County, Delaware.
White Marsh Branch Tributary to Nanticoke River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Delaware |
County | Sussex Kent |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Prong No. 2 divide |
• location | Farmington, Delaware[1] |
• coordinates | 38°51′41″N 075°34′08″W[2] |
• elevation | 61 ft (19 m)[1] |
Mouth | Nanticoke River |
• location | about 0.5 miles northeast of Greenwood, Delaware[3] |
• coordinates | 38°49′12″N 075°34′39″W[2] |
• elevation | 43 ft (13 m)[3] |
Length | 3.09 mi (4.97 km)[4] |
Basin size | 5.45 square miles (14.1 km2)[5] |
Discharge | |
• location | Nanticoke River |
• average | 6.81 cu ft/s (0.193 m3/s) at mouth with Nanticoke River[5] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Nanticoke River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | Booth Branch |
Bridges | Marsh Branch Road, Woodyard Road |
White Marsh Branch rises at Farmington, Delaware in Kent County[1] and then flows south into Sussex County to join the Nanticoke River about 0.5 miles northeast of Greenwood, Delaware.[3]
White Marsh Branch drains 5.45 square miles (14.1 km2) of area, receives about 45.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 703.88 and is about 4% forested.[5]
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