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Wrights Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 38°36′37.42″N 075°49′27.76″W / 38.6103944°N 75.8243778°W / 38.6103944; -75.8243778
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Wrights Branch
Tributary to Marshyhope Creek
Map of Wrights Branch mouth location
Map of Wrights Branch mouth location
Location of Wrights Branch mouth
Map of Wrights Branch mouth location
Map of Wrights Branch mouth location
Wrights Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountyDorchester
TownHurlock
Physical characteristics
SourceCabin Creek divide
 • locationHurlock, Maryland
 • coordinates38°38′23.42″N 075°51′25.77″W / 38.6398389°N 75.8571583°W / 38.6398389; -75.8571583[1]
 • elevation40 ft (12 m)[1]
MouthMarshyhope Creek
 • location
about 2 miles southeast of Hurlock, Maryland[1]
 • coordinates
38°36′37.42″N 075°49′27.76″W / 38.6103944°N 75.8243778°W / 38.6103944; -75.8243778[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[1]
Length2.67 mi (4.30 km)[2]
Basin size2.89 square miles (7.5 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationMarshyhope Creek
 • average3.24 cu ft/s (0.092 m3/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[3]
Basin features
ProgressionMarshyhope CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesNealson Street, Delaware Avenue, Travers Avenue, Skeet Club Road, Palmer Mill Road

Wrights Branch is a 2.67 mi (4.30 km) long first-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Dorchester County, Maryland.

Course

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Wright Branch rises in Hurlock, Maryland and then flows southeast to join Marshyhope Creek about 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Hurlock, Maryland.[1]

Watershed

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Wrights Branch drains 2.89 square miles (7.5 km2) of area, receives about 44.4 in/year of precipitation and is about 2.70% 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 December 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Wrights Branch Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved December 5, 2022.