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Prospect Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 38°52′32.41″N 075°38′55.74″W / 38.8756694°N 75.6488167°W / 38.8756694; -75.6488167
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Prospect Branch
Tributary to Marshyhope Creek
Map of Prospect Branch mouth location
Map of Prospect Branch mouth location
Location of Prospect Branch mouth
Map of Prospect Branch mouth location
Map of Prospect Branch mouth location
Prospect Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
Physical characteristics
SourceBrowns Branch divide
 • locationabout 1-mile west of Harrington, Delaware
 • coordinates38°55′15.41″N 075°36′25.74″W / 38.9209472°N 75.6071500°W / 38.9209472; -75.6071500[1]
 • elevation61 ft (19 m)[1]
MouthMarshyhope Creek
 • location
about 1.5 miles northwest of Adamsville, Delaware
 • coordinates
38°52′32.41″N 075°38′55.74″W / 38.8756694°N 75.6488167°W / 38.8756694; -75.6488167[1]
 • elevation
39 ft (12 m)[1]
Length4.61 mi (7.42 km)[2]
Basin size14.42 square miles (37.3 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationMarshyhope Creek
 • average17.86 cu ft/s (0.506 m3/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[3]
Basin features
ProgressionMarshyhope CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[2]
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftBright Haines Glade Branch
Point Branch
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesCornish Road, Hemping Road, DE 14

Prospect Branch is a 4.61 mi (7.42 km) long third-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Kent County, Delaware.

Course

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Prospect Branch rises on the Browns Branch divide about 1-mile west of Harrington, Delaware, and then flows generally southwest to join Marshyhope Creek about 1.5 miles northwest of Adamsville, Delaware.[1]

Watershed

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Prospect Branch drains 14.42 square miles (37.3 km2) of area, receives about 45.2 in/year of precipitation, and is about 6.85% 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 March 7, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Prospect Branch Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved March 7, 2023.