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McColleys Branch

Coordinates: 38°41′07″N 075°28′48″W / 38.68528°N 75.48000°W / 38.68528; -75.48000
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McColleys Branch
Tributary to Deep Creek
Map of McColleys Branch mouth location
Map of McColleys Branch mouth location
Location of McColleys Branch mouth
Map of McColleys Branch mouth location
Map of McColleys Branch mouth location
McColleys Branch (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceHorse Pound Swamp Ditch divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles southwest of Bull Pine Corners, Delaware
 • coordinates38°41′00″N 075°25′58″W / 38.68333°N 75.43278°W / 38.68333; -75.43278[1]
 • elevation45 ft (14 m)[2]
MouthDeep Creek
 • location
about 3 miles southeast of Coverdale Crossroads, Delaware
 • coordinates
38°41′07″N 075°28′48″W / 38.68528°N 75.48000°W / 38.68528; -75.48000[1]
 • elevation
23 ft (7.0 m)[3]
Length4.28 mi (6.89 km)[4]
Basin size11.84 square miles (30.7 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationDeep Creek
 • average14.54 cu ft/s (0.412 m3/s) at mouth with Deep Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionDeep CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftRaccoon Ditch
 • rightNew Ditch
Layton-Vaugh Ditch
BridgesE Trap Pond Road, US 9, Warrington Road, Asbury Road, Raccoon Ditch Road, Rum Bridge Road

McColleys Branch is a 4.28 mi (6.89 km) long 2nd order tributary to Deep Creek in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Variant names

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According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • McColley Branch
  • New Ditch

Course

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McColleys Branch rises on the Horse Pound Swamp Ditch divide about 0.5 miles southwest of Bull Pine Corners, Delaware, and then flows northwesterly to join Deep Creek about 3 miles southeast of Coverdale Crossroads.[3]

Watershed

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McColleys Branch drains 11.84 square miles (30.7 km2) of area, receives about 45.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 708.10, and is about 22% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "GNIS Detail - McColleys Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "McColleys Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved May 23, 2021.