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Mill Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 38°34′52.42″N 075°47′44.76″W / 38.5812278°N 75.7957667°W / 38.5812278; -75.7957667
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Mill Branch
Tributary to Marshyhope Creek
Map of Mill Branch mouth location
Map of Mill Branch mouth location
Location of Mill Branch mouth
Map of Mill Branch mouth location
Map of Mill Branch mouth location
Mill Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountyDorchester
Physical characteristics
SourceGiles Creek divide
 • locationabout 3 miles northeast of Eldorado, Maryland
 • coordinates38°37′2.00″N 075°45′38.00″W / 38.6172222°N 75.7605556°W / 38.6172222; -75.7605556[1]
 • elevation0 ft (0 m)[1]
MouthMarshyhope Creek
 • location
Eldorado, Maryland[1]
 • coordinates
38°34′52.42″N 075°47′44.76″W / 38.5812278°N 75.7957667°W / 38.5812278; -75.7957667[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[1]
Length4.42 mi (7.11 km)[2]
Basin size3.25 square miles (8.4 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationMarshyhope Creek
 • average3.64 cu ft/s (0.103 m3/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[3]
Basin features
ProgressionMarshyhope CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesEldorado-Federalsburg Road, Puckum Road

Mill Branch is a 4.42 mi (7.11 km) long second-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Dorchester County, Maryland.

Course

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Mill Branch rises about 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of Eldorado, Maryland and then flows southwest to join Marshyhope Creek at Eldorado, Maryland.[1]

Watershed

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Mill Branch drains 3.25 square miles (8.4 km2) of area, receives about 44.3 in/year of precipitation and is about 18.57% forested.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Mill Branch Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved November 29, 2022.