Meadow Branch is a 5.83 mi (9.38 km) long 3rd order tributary to Little Creek in Sussex County, Delaware. Meadow Branch forms Little Creek along with Holly Branch.
| Meadow Branch Tributary to Little Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Meadow Branch mouth  Meadow Branch (Little Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Wood Creek and Jackson Branch divide |
| • location | Delmar, Delaware[2] |
| • coordinates | 38°28′01″N 075°32′59″W / 38.46694°N 75.54972°W[1] |
| • elevation | 50 ft (15 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Little Creek |
• location | about 2 miles south of Laurel, Delaware[3] |
• coordinates | 38°31′16″N 075°34′42″W / 38.52111°N 75.57833°W[1] |
• elevation | 23 ft (7.0 m)[3] |
| Length | 5.83 mi (9.38 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 8.37 square miles (21.7 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Little Creek |
| • average | 9.84 cu ft/s (0.279 m3/s) at mouth with Little Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Little Creek → Broad Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[4] |
| River system | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | US 13, Raceway Road, Bi State Boulevard, Old Crow Road, Bacons Road |
Variant names
editAccording to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Little Creek
Course
editMeadow Branch rises in Delmar, Delaware[2] and then flows northwest and north into Little Creek about 2 miles south of Laurel.[3]
Watershed
editMeadow Branch drains 8.37 square miles (21.7 km2) of area, receives about 44.9 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 767.30 and is about 10% forested.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Meadow Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Meadow Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 16 December 2020.