Parker Branch is a 3.21 mi (5.17 km) long 1st order tributary to Gum Branch in Sussex County, Delaware.
| Parker Branch Tributary to Gum Branch | |
|---|---|
  Location of Parker Branch mouth  Parker Branch (Gum Branch tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Beaver Dam Branch divide |
| • location | about 2 miles west-southwest of Ellendale, Delaware[2] |
| • coordinates | 38°48′17″N 075°29′06″W / 38.80472°N 75.48500°W[1] |
| • elevation | 45 ft (14 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Gum Branch |
• location | about 3 miles southwest of Ellendale, Delaware[3] |
• coordinates | 38°46′34″N 075°30′43″W / 38.77611°N 75.51194°W[1] |
• elevation | 36 ft (11 m)[3] |
| Length | 3.21 mi (5.17 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 2.35 square miles (6.1 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Gum Branch |
| • average | 2.94 cu ft/s (0.083 m3/s) at mouth with Gum Branch[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Gum Branch → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[4] |
| River system | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Oakley Road |
Course
editParker Branch rises on the Beaver Dam Branch divide about 2 miles west-southwest of Ellendale, Delaware[2] and then flows southwest to join Gum Branch about 3 miles southwest of Ellendale.[3]
Watershed
editParker Branch drains 2.35 square miles (6.1 km2) of area, receives about 45.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 738.49 and is about 11% forested.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Parker Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Parker Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 4 December 2020.