Quarter Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary)

Quarter Branch is a 4.49 mi (7.23 km) long second-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Kent and Sussex Counties Delaware.

Quarter Branch
Tributary to Marshyhope Creek
Map of Quarter Branch mouth location
Map of Quarter Branch mouth location
Location of Quarter Branch mouth
Map of Quarter Branch mouth location
Map of Quarter Branch mouth location
Quarter Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Kent
Physical characteristics
SourceCart Branch divide
 • locationabout 1.5 northwest of Greenwood, Delaware
 • coordinates38°50′21.41″N 075°37′20.74″W / 38.8392806°N 75.6224278°W / 38.8392806; -75.6224278[1]
 • elevation60 ft (18 m)[1]
MouthMarshyhope Creek
 • location
Adamsville, Delaware
 • coordinates
38°49′58.41″N 075°41′7.25″W / 38.8328917°N 75.6853472°W / 38.8328917; -75.6853472[1]
 • elevation
30 ft (9.1 m)[1]
Length4.47 mi (7.19 km)[2]
Basin size4.72 square miles (12.2 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationMarshyhope Creek
 • average5.81 cu ft/s (0.165 m3/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[3]
Basin features
ProgressionMarshyhope CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[2]
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesNine Foot Road (x2), Todds Chapel Road

Course

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Quarter Branch rises on the Cart Branch divide about 1.5 miles northwest of Greenwood, Delaware, and then flows generally northwest to join Marshyhope Creek at Adamsville, Delaware.[1]

Watershed

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Quarter Branch drains 4.72 square miles (12.2 km2) of area, receives about 45.0 in/year of precipitation, and is about 4.38% forested.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved February 7, 2023.