Tussocky Branch (Gravelly Branch tributary)

Tussocky Branch is a 2.55 mi (4.10 km) long 1st order tributary to Gravelly Branch in Sussex County, Delaware.

Tussocky Branch
Tributary to Gravelly Branch
Map of Tussocky Branch mouth location
Map of Tussocky Branch mouth location
Location of Tussocky Branch mouth
Map of Tussocky Branch mouth location
Map of Tussocky Branch mouth location
Tussocky Branch (Gravelly Branch tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceGully Camp Ditch divide
 • locationabout 1 mile east of Gully Camp, Delaware
 • coordinates38°44′27″N 075°31′08″W / 38.74083°N 75.51889°W / 38.74083; -75.51889[1]
 • elevation40 ft (12 m)[2]
MouthGravelly Branch
 • location
about 0.25 miles east of Coverdale Crossroads, Delaware
 • coordinates
38°42′58″N 075°31′30″W / 38.71611°N 75.52500°W / 38.71611; -75.52500[1]
 • elevation
29 ft (8.8 m)[3]
Length2.55 mi (4.10 km)[4]
Basin size2.37 square miles (6.1 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationGravelly Branch (Collins Pond)
 • average2.89 cu ft/s (0.082 m3/s) at mouth with Gravelly Branch[5]
Basin features
ProgressionGravelly BranchNanticoke RiverChesapeake BayAtlantic Ocean[4]
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
WaterbodiesCollins Pond
BridgesChaplins Chapel Road, Russell Road

Course

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Tussocky Branch rises on the Gully Camp Ditch divide about 1 mile east of Gully Camp, Delaware, and then flows south to join Gravelly Branch about 0.25 miles east of Coverdale Crossroads.[3]

Watershed

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Tussocky Branch drains 2.37 square miles (6.1 km2) of area, receives about 45.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 718.06, and is about 16% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Tussocky Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Tussocky Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 20 May 2021.