Puckum Branch is a 3.99 mi (6.42 km) long second-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Dorchester County, Maryland. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Puckum Branch
Tributary to Marshyhope Creek
Map of Puckum Branch mouth location
Map of Puckum Branch mouth location
Location of Puckum Branch mouth
Map of Puckum Branch mouth location
Map of Puckum Branch mouth location
Puckum Branch (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountyDorchester
Physical characteristics
SourceGales Creek divide
 • locationabout 4 miles northeast of Eldorado, Maryland
 • coordinates38°37′9.00″N 075°45′46.00″W / 38.6191667°N 75.7627778°W / 38.6191667; -75.7627778[1]
 • elevation40 ft (12 m)[1]
MouthMarshyhope Creek
 • location
about 1 mile east of Ennalls, Maryland[1]
 • coordinates
38°36′7.42″N 075°49′11.76″W / 38.6020611°N 75.8199333°W / 38.6020611; -75.8199333[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[1]
Length3.99 mi (6.42 km)[2]
Basin size3.58 square miles (9.3 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationMarshyhope Creek
 • average4.04 cu ft/s (0.114 m3/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[3]
Basin features
ProgressionMarshyhope CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesEldorado-Federalsburg Road, Puckum Road

Course

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Puckum Branch rises about 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Eldorado, Maryland and then flows west-southwest to join Marshyhope Creek about 1 mile east of Ennalls, Maryland.[1]

Watershed

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Puckum Branch drains 3.58 square miles (9.3 km2) of area, receives about 44.4 in/year of precipitation and is about 22.74% forested.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Puckum Branch". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved December 2, 2022.