Turkey Branch is a 0.9 mi (1.4 km) long 1st order tributary to Tussocky Branch in Sussex County, Delaware.
| Turkey Branch Tributary to Tussocky Branch | |
|---|---|
  Location of Turkey Branch mouth  Turkey Branch (Tussocky Branch tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Collins and Culver Ditch divide |
| • location | about 1 mile southeast of Portsville, Delaware[2] |
| • coordinates | 38°32′32″N 075°37′22″W / 38.54222°N 75.62278°W[1] |
| • elevation | 30 ft (9.1 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Tussocky Branch |
• location | Portsville Pond[3] |
• coordinates | 38°33′20″N 075°37′50″W / 38.55556°N 75.63056°W[1] |
• elevation | 7 ft (2.1 m)[3] |
| Length | 0.9 mi (1.4 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 0.41 square miles (1.1 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Tussocky Branch |
| • average | 0.48 cu ft/s (0.014 m3/s) at mouth with Tussocky Branch[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Tussocky Branch → Broad Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[4] |
| River system | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Dogwood Lane |
Course
editTurkey Branch rises about 1 mile southeast of Portsville, Delaware[2] and then flows northwest into Tussocky Branch at Portsville Pond.[3]
Watershed
editTurkey Branch drains 0.41 square miles (1.1 km2) of area, receives about 44.7 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 696.12 and is about 16% forested.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Turkey 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 "Turkey Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 16 December 2020.