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Double Fork Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 38°48′24.41″N 075°41′21.25″W / 38.8067806°N 75.6892361°W / 38.8067806; -75.6892361
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Double Fork Branch
Tributary to Marshyhope Creek
Map of Double Fork Branch mouth location
Map of Double Fork Branch mouth location
Location of Double Fork Branch mouth
Map of Double Fork Branch mouth location
Map of Double Fork Branch mouth location
Double Fork Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceCart Branch divide
 • locationabout 1-mile west-northwest of Greenwood, Delaware
 • coordinates38°48′55.00″N 075°32′39.00″W / 38.8152778°N 75.5441667°W / 38.8152778; -75.5441667[1]
 • elevation50 ft (15 m)[1]
MouthMarshyhope Creek
 • location
about 0.5 miles north of Woodenhawk, Delaware
 • coordinates
38°48′24.41″N 075°41′21.25″W / 38.8067806°N 75.6892361°W / 38.8067806; -75.6892361[1]
 • elevation
26 ft (7.9 m)[1]
Length3.03 mi (4.88 km)[2]
Basin size4.68 square miles (12.1 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationMarshyhope Creek
 • average5.74 cu ft/s (0.163 m3/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[3]
Basin features
ProgressionMarshyhope CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[2]
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftParker and Sampson Ditch
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesBlanchard Road, Double Fork Road

Double Fork Branch is a 3.03 mi (4.88 km) long second-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Sussex County, Delaware.

Course

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Double Fork Branch rises on the Cart Branch divide about 1-mile west-northwest of Greenwood, Delaware, and then flows generally west-southwest to join Marshyhope Creek about 0.5 miles north of Woodenhawk, Delaware.[1]

Watershed

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Double Fork Branch drains 4.68 square miles (12.1 km2) of area, receives about 45.0 in/year of precipitation, and is about 12.2% forested.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved February 1, 2023.