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Tanyard Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 38°41′45″N 75°46′21″W / 38.69590°N 75.77246°W / 38.69590; -75.77246
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Tanyard Branch
Tributary to Marshyhope Creek
Tanyard Branch in Delaware
Tanyard Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary) is located in Maryland
Tanyard Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary)
Location of Tanyard Branch mouth
Tanyard Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Tanyard Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary)
Tanyard Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
Delaware
CountiesCaroline
Sussex
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Tanyard Branch and Bucks Branch of Clear Brook Creek
 • locationabout 2 miles southwest of Atlanta, Delaware[1]
 • coordinates38°41′42″N 075°41′26″W / 38.69500°N 75.69056°W / 38.69500; -75.69056[2]
 • elevation50 ft (15 m)[1]
MouthMarshyhope Creek
 • location
Federalsburg, Maryland[1]
 • coordinates
38°41′45″N 75°46′21″W / 38.69590°N 75.77246°W / 38.69590; -75.77246
 • elevation
5 ft (1.5 m)[1]
Length4.96 mi (7.98 km)[3]
Basin size4.93 square miles (12.8 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationMarshyhope Creek
 • average5.79 cu ft/s (0.164 m3/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionMarshyhope CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
WaterbodiesLake Chambers

Tanyard Branch is a 4.96 mi (7.98 km) long tributary to Marshyhope Creek that rises in western Sussex County, Delaware and flows west into Caroline County, Maryland.

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Tull Branch Topo Map, Caroline County MD (Federalsburg Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Tanyard Branch". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Tanyard Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 3 August 2019.