Tussocky Branch (Broad Creek tributary)

Tussocky Branch is a 7.54 mi (12.13 km) long 2nd order tributary to Broad Creek in Sussex County, Delaware.

Tussocky Branch
Tributary to Broad Creek
Location of Tussocky Branch mouth
Tussocky Branch (Broad Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceBarren Creek divide
  locationabout 1 mile east of Susan Beach Corner, Delaware[1]
  coordinates38°28′11″N 075°37′22″W[2]
  elevation50 ft (15 m)[1]
MouthBroad Creek
  location
Portsville, Delaware[3]
  coordinates
38°33′47″N 075°37′47″W[2]
  elevation
0 ft (0 m)[3]
Length7.54 mi (12.13 km)[4]
Basin size10.49 square miles (27.2 km2)[5]
Discharge 
  locationBroad Creek
  average12.17 cu ft/s (0.345 m3/s) at mouth with Broad Creek[5]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally north[4]
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
  leftWheeling Branch
Turkey Branch
  rightMill Branch
WaterbodiesTussock Pond
Portsville Millpond
BridgesSusan Beach Road, Branch School Road, DE 24, Airport Road, Shell Bridge Road

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[2]

  • Mill Creek

Course

Tussocky Branch rises about 1 mile east of Susan Beach Corner, Delaware[1] and then flows north into Broad Creek at Portsville.[3]

Watershed

Tussocky Branch drains 10.49 square miles (27.2 km2) of area, receives about 44.7 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 812.43 and is about 12% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  2. "GNIS Detail - Tussocky Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  3. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  5. "Tussocky Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 15 December 2020.


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