| Beaverdam Branch Tributary to Marshyhope Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Beaverdam Branch mouthShow map of Delaware Beaverdam Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary) (the United States)Show map of the United States | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Kent |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Price Prong divide |
| • location | about 1-mile east-southeast of Brownsville, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 38°56′6.00″N 075°40′15.00″W / 38.9350000°N 75.6708333°W / 38.9350000; -75.6708333 |
| • elevation | 60 ft (18 m) |
| Mouth | Marshyhope Creek |
| • location | McKnatts Corner, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 38°54′22.41″N 075°38′46.74″W / 38.9062250°N 75.6463167°W / 38.9062250; -75.6463167 |
| • elevation | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Length | 2.89 mi (4.65 km) |
| Basin size | 2.69 square miles (7.0 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Marshyhope Creek |
| • average | 3.26 cu ft/s (0.092 m/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Marshyhope Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Whiteleysburg Road, Fox Hunters Road |
Beaverdam Branch is a 2.89 mi (4.65 km) long first-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Kent County, Delaware.
Course
Beaverdam Branch rises on the Price Prong divide about 1-mile east-southeast of Brownsville, Delaware, and then flows generally southeast to join Marshyhope Creek at McKnatts Corner, Delaware.
Watershed
Beaverdam Branch drains 2.69 square miles (7.0 km) of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, and is about 8.42% forested.
See also
References
- ^ "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ "Beaverdam Branch Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
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