Tussocky Branch (Broad Creek tributary)

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Tussocky Branch
Tributary to Broad Creek
Map of Tussocky Branch mouth location
Map of Tussocky Branch mouth location
Location of Tussocky Branch mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceBarren Creek divide
 • locationabout 1 mile east of Susan Beach Corner, Delaware[2]
 • coordinates38°28′11″N 075°37′22″W / 38.46972°N 75.62278°W / 38.46972; -75.62278[1]
 • elevation50 ft (15 m)[2]
MouthBroad Creek
 • location
Portsville, Delaware[3]
 • coordinates
38°33′47″N 075°37′47″W / 38.56306°N 75.62972°W / 38.56306; -75.62972Coordinates: 38°33′47″N 075°37′47″W / 38.56306°N 75.62972°W / 38.56306; -75.62972[1]
 • 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
ProgressionBroad Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[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

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

Variant names[]

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Mill Creek

Course[]

Tussocky Branch rises about 1 mile east of Susan Beach Corner, Delaware[2] 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[]

  • List of Delaware rivers

References[]

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


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