Miles Branch Tributary to Marshyhope Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Maryland |
County |
Dorchester Caroline |
Town | Federalsburg |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Horse Pen Branch divide |
• location | about 3 miles southeast of Federalsburg, Maryland |
• coordinates | 38°40′23.41″N 075°43′1.75″W / 38.6731694°N 75.7171528°W [1] |
• elevation | 43 ft (13 m) [1] |
Mouth | Marshyhope Creek |
• location | southeast end of Federalsburg, Maryland [1] |
• coordinates | 38°41′8.41″N 075°46′9.76″W / 38.6856694°N 75.7693778°W [1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) [1] |
Length | 3.17 mi (5.10 km) [2] |
Basin size | 2.18 square miles (5.6 km2) [3] |
Discharge | |
• location | Marshyhope Creek |
• average | 2.55 cu ft/s (0.072 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 | Kinder Road, Guard Road, Wright Road |
Miles Branch is a 3.17 mi (5.10 km) long first-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Dorchester County, Maryland. For part of its length, this stream forms the boundary of Caroline and Dorchester Counties.
Miles Branch rises about 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Federalsburg, Maryland in Caroline County and then flows generally northwest to join Marshyhope Creek in the southeast end of Federalsburg, Maryland. [1]
Miles Branch drains 2.18 square miles (5.6 km2) of area, receives about 44.6 in/year of precipitation, and is about 13.57% forested. [3]
Miles Branch Tributary to Marshyhope Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Maryland |
County |
Dorchester Caroline |
Town | Federalsburg |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Horse Pen Branch divide |
• location | about 3 miles southeast of Federalsburg, Maryland |
• coordinates | 38°40′23.41″N 075°43′1.75″W / 38.6731694°N 75.7171528°W [1] |
• elevation | 43 ft (13 m) [1] |
Mouth | Marshyhope Creek |
• location | southeast end of Federalsburg, Maryland [1] |
• coordinates | 38°41′8.41″N 075°46′9.76″W / 38.6856694°N 75.7693778°W [1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) [1] |
Length | 3.17 mi (5.10 km) [2] |
Basin size | 2.18 square miles (5.6 km2) [3] |
Discharge | |
• location | Marshyhope Creek |
• average | 2.55 cu ft/s (0.072 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 | Kinder Road, Guard Road, Wright Road |
Miles Branch is a 3.17 mi (5.10 km) long first-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Dorchester County, Maryland. For part of its length, this stream forms the boundary of Caroline and Dorchester Counties.
Miles Branch rises about 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Federalsburg, Maryland in Caroline County and then flows generally northwest to join Marshyhope Creek in the southeast end of Federalsburg, Maryland. [1]
Miles Branch drains 2.18 square miles (5.6 km2) of area, receives about 44.6 in/year of precipitation, and is about 13.57% forested. [3]