Iron Mine Branch is a 3.82 mi (6.15 km) long second-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Sussex County, Delaware.
| Iron Mine Branch Tributary to Marshyhope Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Iron Mine Branch mouth  Iron Mine Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Bridgeville Branch divide |
| • location | Dublin Hill, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 38°46′12.00″N 075°38′33.00″W / 38.7700000°N 75.6425000°W[1] |
| • elevation | 58 ft (18 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Marshyhope Creek |
• location | about 1-mile south-southwest of Woodenhawk, Delaware |
• coordinates | 38°46′57.41″N 075°38′33.00″W / 38.7826139°N 75.6425000°W[1] |
• elevation | 23 ft (7.0 m)[1] |
| Length | 3.96 mi (6.37 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 2.82 square miles (7.3 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Marshyhope Creek |
| • average | 3.40 cu ft/s (0.096 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 | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Epworth Church Road, PA 404, Smith Road, Sand Hill Road |
Course
editIron Mine Branch rises on the Bridgeville Branch divide at Dublin Hill, Delaware, and then flows generally northwest to join Marshyhope Creek about 1.5 miles south-southwest of Woodenhawk, Delaware.[1]
Watershed
editIron Mine Branch drains 2.82 square miles (7.3 km2) of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, and is about 3.04% forested.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved January 27, 2023.