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Watercourse in Delaware, US
Dorman Branch
Tributary to Love Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceHetty Fisher Glade divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles west of Old Landing Woods
 • coordinates38°42′30″N 075°09′07″W / 38.70833°N 75.15194°W / 38.70833; -75.15194
 • elevation5 ft (1.5 m)
MouthLove Creek
 • locationRobinson Landing, Delaware
 • coordinates38°41′38″N 075°08′39″W / 38.69389°N 75.14417°W / 38.69389; -75.14417
 • elevation0 ft (0 m)
Length1.26 mi (2.03 km)
Basin size0.87 square miles (2.3 km)
Discharge 
 • average1.06 cu ft/s (0.030 m/s) at mouth with Love Creek
Basin features
Progressionsoutheast
River systemRehoboth Bay
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries

Dorman Branch is a 1.26 mi (2.03 km) long 1st order tributary to Love Creek in Sussex County, Delaware.

Course

Dorman Branch rises on the Hetty Fisher Glade divide in Sussex County, Delaware. Dorman Branch then flows southeast to meet Love Creek at Robinson Landing.

Watershed

Dorman Branch drains 0.87 square miles (2.3 km) of area, receives about 45.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 565.22 and is about 11.56% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Dorman Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Love Creek Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Fairmount Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Dorman Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
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