Sewell Branch (Andover Branch tributary)
Appearance
Sewell Branch Tributary to Andover Branch | |
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![]() Sewell Branch at Delaware-Maryland Stateline | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Maryland Delaware |
County | Kent (MD) Queen Annes (MD) Kent (DE) |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Pinks Branch divide |
• location | Underwood Corner, Delaware |
• coordinates | 39°14′28″N 075°40′51″W / 39.24111°N 75.68083°W[1] |
• elevation | 70 ft (21 m)[2] |
Mouth | Andover Branch |
• location | about 1 mile southeast of Peacock Corners, Maryland |
• coordinates | 39°14′30″N 075°47′43″W / 39.24167°N 75.79528°W[1] |
• elevation | 20 ft (6.1 m)[2] |
Length | 7.93 mi (12.76 km)[3] |
Basin size | 17.49 square miles (45.3 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• average | 21.27 cu ft/s (0.602 m3/s) at mouth with Sewell Branch[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | generally west |
River system | Chester River |
Tributaries | |
• left | Jordan Branch Blanco Ditch |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | DE 42, Sudlers Row, Blackiston Church Road, Sewell Branch Road |
Sewell Branch is a 7.93 mi (12.76 km) long 3rd order tributary to Andover Branch in Kent and Queen Annes Counties, Maryland. In Maryland, Sewell Branch forms the boundary in part of Kent and Queen Annes Counties.
Variant names
[edit]According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Mill Branch
- Sewells Branch
- Wiccomis Branch
- Wickomis Branch
Course
[edit]Sewell Branch rises on the Pinks Branch divide at Underwood Corner, Delaware.[2] Sewell Branch then flows westerly into Maryland to meet Andover Branch about 1 mile southeast of Peacock Corners, Maryland.
Watershed
[edit]Sewell Branch drains 17.49 square miles (45.3 km2) of area, receives about 44.7 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 673.20 and is about 6.8% forested.[4]
See also
[edit]Additional Images
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Sewell Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Andover Branch Topo Map, Queen Anne's County MD (Millington Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Sewell Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 7 March 2020.