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Spears Creek (Marshyhope Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 38°34′9.42″N 075°46′47.76″W / 38.5692833°N 75.7799333°W / 38.5692833; -75.7799333
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Spears Creek
Tributary to Marshyhope Creek
Map of Spears Creek mouth location
Map of Spears Creek mouth location
Location of Spears Creek mouth
Map of Spears Creek mouth location
Map of Spears Creek mouth location
Spears Creek (Marshyhope Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountyDorchester
Physical characteristics
SourceChicone Creek divide
 • locationabout 1 miles south of Brookview, Maryland
 • coordinates38°33′37.00″N 075°47′39.00″W / 38.5602778°N 75.7941667°W / 38.5602778; -75.7941667[1]
 • elevation22 ft (6.7 m)[1]
MouthMarshyhope Creek
 • location
about 0.25 miles southeast of Brookview, Maryland[1]
 • coordinates
38°34′9.42″N 075°46′47.76″W / 38.5692833°N 75.7799333°W / 38.5692833; -75.7799333[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[1]
Length1.03 mi (1.66 km)[2]
Basin size1.17 square miles (3.0 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationMarshyhope Creek
 • average1.28 cu ft/s (0.036 m3/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[3]
Basin features
ProgressionMarshyhope CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesIndian Town Road

Spears Creek is a 1.03 mi (1.66 km) long first-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Dorchester County, Maryland.

Course

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Spears Creek rises about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Brookview, Maryland and then flows northeast to join Marshyhope Creek about 0.25 miles (0.40 km) southeast of Brookview, Maryland.[1]

Watershed

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Spears Creek drains 1.17 square miles (3.0 km2) of area, receives about 44.1 in/year of precipitation, and is about 21.26% forested.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Spears Creek Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved November 24, 2022.