Prospect Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary)
| Prospect Branch Tributary to Marshyhope Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Prospect Branch mouth  Prospect Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Kent |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Browns Branch divide |
| • location | about 1-mile west of Harrington, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 38°55′15.41″N 075°36′25.74″W / 38.9209472°N 75.6071500°W[1] |
| • elevation | 61 ft (19 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Marshyhope Creek |
• location | about 1.5 miles northwest of Adamsville, Delaware |
• coordinates | 38°52′32.41″N 075°38′55.74″W / 38.8756694°N 75.6488167°W[1] |
• elevation | 39 ft (12 m)[1] |
| Length | 4.61 mi (7.42 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 14.42 square miles (37.3 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Marshyhope Creek |
| • average | 17.86 cu ft/s (0.506 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 | Bright Haines Glade Branch Point Branch |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Cornish Road, Hemping Road, DE 14 |
Prospect Branch is a 4.61 mi (7.42 km) long third-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Kent County, Delaware.
Course
[edit]Prospect Branch rises on the Browns Branch divide about 1-mile west of Harrington, Delaware, and then flows generally southwest to join Marshyhope Creek about 1.5 miles northwest of Adamsville, Delaware.[1]
Watershed
[edit]Prospect Branch drains 14.42 square miles (37.3 km2) of area, receives about 45.2 in/year of precipitation, and is about 6.85% forested.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Prospect Branch Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved March 7, 2023.