Mill Branch (Tussocky Branch tributary)

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Coordinates: 38°31′14″N 075°38′00″W / 38.52056°N 75.63333°W / 38.52056; -75.63333
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Mill Branch
Tributary to Tussocky Branch
Map of Mill Branch mouth location
Map of Mill Branch mouth location
Location of Mill Branch mouth
Map of Mill Branch mouth location
Map of Mill Branch mouth location
Mill Branch (Tussocky Branch tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceTussocky Branch divide
 • locationRalphs, Delaware[2]
 • coordinates38°30′03″N 075°38′40″W / 38.50083°N 75.64444°W / 38.50083; -75.64444[1]
 • elevation48 ft (15 m)[2]
MouthTussocky Branch
 • location
about 0.5 miles north of Ralphs, Delaware[3]
 • coordinates
38°31′14″N 075°38′00″W / 38.52056°N 75.63333°W / 38.52056; -75.63333[1]
 • elevation
33 ft (10 m)[3]
Length1.70 mi (2.74 km)[4]
Basin size1.73 square miles (4.5 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationTussocky Branch
 • average2.01 cu ft/s (0.057 m3/s) at mouth with Tussocky Branch[5]
Basin features
ProgressionTussocky Branch → Broad Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[4]
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesDE 24

Mill Branch is a 1.70 mi (2.74 km) long 1st order tributary to Tussocky Branch in Sussex County, Delaware.

Course[edit]

Mill Branch rises in Ralphs, Delaware[2] and then flows northerly into Tussocky Branch about 0.5 miles north of Ralphs, Delaware.[3]

Watershed[edit]

Mill Branch drains 1.73 square miles (4.5 km2) of area, receives about 44.6 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 816.27 and is about 20% forested.[5]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Mill Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Mill Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 16 December 2020.


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