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Houston Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 38°44′32″N 075°45′08″W / 38.74222°N 75.75222°W / 38.74222; -75.75222
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Houston Branch
Tributary to Marshyhope Creek
Houston Branch looking downstream towards Delaware Stateline from Handy Road
Houston Branch looking downstream towards Delaware Stateline from Handy Road
Location of Houston Branch mouth
Location of Houston Branch mouth
Location of Houston Branch mouth
Location of Houston Branch mouth
Location of Houston Branch mouth
Houston Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
Delaware
CountiesCaroline
Sussex
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Houston Branch and Clear Brook (Nanticoke River)
 • locationabout 1 mile west of Atlanta, Delaware[2]
 • coordinates38°42′27″N 075°41′07″W / 38.70750°N 75.68528°W / 38.70750; -75.68528[1]
 • elevation40 ft (12 m)[2]
MouthMarshyhope Creek
 • location
about 3 miles northeast of Nichols, Maryland[2]
 • coordinates
38°44′32″N 075°45′08″W / 38.74222°N 75.75222°W / 38.74222; -75.75222[1]
 • elevation
10 ft (3.0 m)<ref name="BBTopozone">
Length6.47 mi (10.41 km)[3]
Basin size10.26 square miles (26.6 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationMarshyhope Creek
 • average12.12 cu ft/s (0.343 m3/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressionsouthwest then northwest
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightBrights Branch

Houston Branch is a 10.26 mi (16.51 km) long tributary to Marshyhope Creek that rises in western Sussex County, Delaware and flows west into Caroline County, Maryland.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Houston Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Brights Branch Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Seaford West Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Houston Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 3 August 2019.