Iron Branch (Whartons Branch tributary)
Appearance
Iron Branch Tributary to Whartons Branch | |
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![]() Iron Branch in Delaware | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Delaware |
County | Sussex |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | confluence of Wiley Branch Ditch and Houston-Thorogood Ditch |
• location | about 0.5 miles west-southwest of Phillips Hill |
• coordinates | 38°33′41″N 075°18′59″W / 38.56139°N 75.31639°W[1] |
• elevation | 29 ft (8.8 m)[2] |
Mouth | Whartons Branch |
• location | Riverview, Delaware |
• coordinates | 38°34′47″N 075°16′18″W / 38.57972°N 75.27167°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
Length | 1.16 mi (1.87 km)[3] |
Basin size | 15.09 square miles (39.1 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• average | 12.77 cu ft/s (0.362 m3/s) at mouth with Whartons Branch[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | generally northeast |
River system | Indian River |
Tributaries | |
• left | Wiley Branch Ditch |
• right | Houston-Thorogood Ditch |
Bridges | Handy Road US 113 Mitchell Street |
Iron Branch is a 1.16 mi (1.87 km) long 2nd order tributary to Whartons Branch, in Sussex County, Delaware.
Variant names
[edit]According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Duck Head Creek
Course
[edit]Iron Branch is formed at the confluence of Wiley Branch Ditch and Houston-Thorogood Ditch about 0.5 miles west-southwest of Phillips Hill in Sussex County, Delaware. Iron Branch then flows generally northeast to meet Whartons Branch at Riverview, Delaware.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Iron Branch drains 15.09 square miles (39.1 km2) of area, receives about 45.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 834.86 and is about 5.6% forested.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Iron Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Iron Branch Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Millsboro Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Iron Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 23 February 2020.