Double Fork Branch is a 3.03 mi (4.88 km) long second-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Sussex County, Delaware.
| Double Fork Branch Tributary to Marshyhope Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Double Fork Branch mouth  Double Fork Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Cart Branch divide |
| • location | about 1-mile west-northwest of Greenwood, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 38°48′55.00″N 075°32′39.00″W / 38.8152778°N 75.5441667°W[1] |
| • elevation | 50 ft (15 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Marshyhope Creek |
• location | about 0.5 miles north of Woodenhawk, Delaware |
• coordinates | 38°48′24.41″N 075°41′21.25″W / 38.8067806°N 75.6892361°W[1] |
• elevation | 26 ft (7.9 m)[1] |
| Length | 3.03 mi (4.88 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 4.68 square miles (12.1 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Marshyhope Creek |
| • average | 5.74 cu ft/s (0.163 m3/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Marshyhope Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[2] |
| River system | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Parker and Sampson Ditch |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Blanchard Road, Double Fork Road |
Course edit
Double Fork Branch rises on the Cart Branch divide about 1-mile west-northwest of Greenwood, Delaware, and then flows generally west-southwest to join Marshyhope Creek about 0.5 miles north of Woodenhawk, Delaware.[1]
Watershed edit
Double Fork Branch drains 4.68 square miles (12.1 km2) of area, receives about 45.0 in/year of precipitation, and is about 12.2% forested.[3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved February 1, 2023.