Puckum Branch is a 3.99 mi (6.42 km) long second-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Dorchester County, Maryland. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]
| Puckum Branch Tributary to Marshyhope Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Puckum Branch mouth  Puckum Branch (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Dorchester |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Gales Creek divide |
| • location | about 4 miles northeast of Eldorado, Maryland |
| • coordinates | 38°37′9.00″N 075°45′46.00″W / 38.6191667°N 75.7627778°W[1] |
| • elevation | 40 ft (12 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Marshyhope Creek |
• location | about 1 mile east of Ennalls, Maryland[1] |
• coordinates | 38°36′7.42″N 075°49′11.76″W / 38.6020611°N 75.8199333°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[1] |
| Length | 3.99 mi (6.42 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 3.58 square miles (9.3 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Marshyhope Creek |
| • average | 4.04 cu ft/s (0.114 m3/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Marshyhope Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Eldorado-Federalsburg Road, Puckum Road |
Course
editPuckum Branch rises about 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Eldorado, Maryland and then flows west-southwest to join Marshyhope Creek about 1 mile east of Ennalls, Maryland.[1]
Watershed
editPuckum Branch drains 3.58 square miles (9.3 km2) of area, receives about 44.4 in/year of precipitation and is about 22.74% forested.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Puckum Branch". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved December 2, 2022.