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Horsepen Arm

Coordinates: 38°55′17.41″N 075°38′21.74″W / 38.9215028°N 75.6393722°W / 38.9215028; -75.6393722
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Horsepen Arm
Tributary to Marshyhope Creek
Map of Horsepen Arm mouth location
Map of Horsepen Arm mouth location
Location of Horsepen Arm mouth
Map of Horsepen Arm mouth location
Map of Horsepen Arm mouth location
Horsepen Arm (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
Physical characteristics
SourceMarsh Branch divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles east of Anthonys Corner, Delaware
 • coordinates38°58′52.00″N 075°40′10.00″W / 38.9811111°N 75.6694444°W / 38.9811111; -75.6694444[1]
 • elevation60 ft (18 m)[1]
MouthMarshyhope Creek
 • location
Hollandsville, Delaware
 • coordinates
38°55′17.41″N 075°38′21.74″W / 38.9215028°N 75.6393722°W / 38.9215028; -75.6393722[1]
 • elevation
49 ft (15 m)[1]
Length5.54 mi (8.92 km)[2]
Basin size6.97 square miles (18.1 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationMarshyhope Creek
 • average8.41 cu ft/s (0.238 m3/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[3]
Basin features
ProgressionMarshyhope CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[2]
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesFox Hunters Road, Whiteleysburg Road

Horsepen Arm is a 5.54 mi (8.92 km) long second-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Kent County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Course

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Horsepen Arm rises on the Marsh Branch divide about 0.5 miles east of Anthonys Corner, Delaware, and then flows generally southeast to join Marshyhope Creek at Hollandsville, Delaware.[1]

Watershed

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Horsepen Arm drains 6.97 square miles (18.1 km2) of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, and is about 6.45% 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 March 21, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Horsepen Arm Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved March 21, 2023.