Tubmill Branch (Swan Creek tributary)

Tubmill Branch is a 2.16 mi (3.48 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Swan Creek in Kent County, Delaware. This stream is one of two that are named Tubmill Branch in the United States. The other is in Caroline County, Maryland.

Tubmill Branch
Tributary to Mispillion River
Location of Tubmill Branch mouth
Tubmill Branch (Swan Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
Physical characteristics
SourceLednum Brannch divide
 • locationHall Estates, Delaware
 • coordinates38°56′36″N 075°27′49″W[1]
 • elevation44 ft (13 m)[2]
MouthSwan Creek at Tubmill Pond
 • location
about 0.5 miles south of Lynch Heights, Delaware
 • coordinates
38°56′35″N 075°25′50″W[1]
 • elevation
10 ft (3.0 m)[2]
Length2.16 mi (3.48 km)[3]
Basin size3.32 square miles (8.6 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationSwan Creek via Tubmill Branch
 • average4.20 cu ft/s (0.119 m3/s) at mouth with Swan Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressionnortheast then southeast
River systemMispillion River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightImprovement Branch
BridgesDE 15, Bowman Road, Church Hill Road

Course

Tubmill Branch rises on the Lednum Branch divide about 0.5 miles south of Lynch Heights, Delaware. Tubmill Branch then flows northeast then southeast to meet Swan Creek at Hall Estates, Delaware.[2]

Watershed

Tubmill Branch drains 3.32 square miles (8.6 km2) of area, receives about 45.7 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 552.59 and is about 8.3% forested.[4]

See also

Maps
Course of Tubmill Branch (Swan Creek tributary)
Watershed of Tubmill Branch (Swan Creek tributary)

References
  1. "GNIS Detail - Tubmill Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  2. "Tubmill Branch Topo Map, Kent County DE (Milford Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  4. "Tubmill Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
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