Quarter Branch is a 4.49 mi (7.23 km) long second-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Kent and Sussex Counties Delaware.
| Quarter Branch Tributary to Marshyhope Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Quarter Branch mouth  Quarter Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex Kent |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Cart Branch divide |
| • location | about 1.5 northwest of Greenwood, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 38°50′21.41″N 075°37′20.74″W / 38.8392806°N 75.6224278°W[1] |
| • elevation | 60 ft (18 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Marshyhope Creek |
• location | Adamsville, Delaware |
• coordinates | 38°49′58.41″N 075°41′7.25″W / 38.8328917°N 75.6853472°W[1] |
• elevation | 30 ft (9.1 m)[1] |
| Length | 4.47 mi (7.19 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 4.72 square miles (12.2 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Marshyhope Creek |
| • average | 5.81 cu ft/s (0.165 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 | Nine Foot Road (x2), Todds Chapel Road |
Course
editQuarter Branch rises on the Cart Branch divide about 1.5 miles northwest of Greenwood, Delaware, and then flows generally northwest to join Marshyhope Creek at Adamsville, Delaware.[1]
Watershed
editQuarter Branch drains 4.72 square miles (12.2 km2) of area, receives about 45.0 in/year of precipitation, and is about 4.38% forested.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved February 7, 2023.