Tanyard Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary)
| Tanyard Branch Tributary to Marshyhope Creek | |
|---|---|
 Tanyard Branch in Delaware | |
  Location of Tanyard Branch mouth  Tanyard Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland Delaware |
| Counties | Caroline Sussex |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Tanyard Branch and Bucks Branch of Clear Brook Creek |
| • location | about 2 miles southwest of Atlanta, Delaware[1] |
| • coordinates | 38°41′42″N 075°41′26″W / 38.69500°N 75.69056°W[2] |
| • elevation | 50 ft (15 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Marshyhope Creek |
• location | Federalsburg, Maryland[1] |
• coordinates | 38°41′45″N 75°46′21″W / 38.69590°N 75.77246°W |
• elevation | 5 ft (1.5 m)[1] |
| Length | 4.96 mi (7.98 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 4.93 square miles (12.8 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Marshyhope Creek |
| • average | 5.79 cu ft/s (0.164 m3/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Marshyhope Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Waterbodies | Lake Chambers |
Tanyard Branch is a 4.96 mi (7.98 km) long tributary to Marshyhope Creek that rises in western Sussex County, Delaware and flows west into Caroline County, Maryland.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Tull Branch Topo Map, Caroline County MD (Federalsburg Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "Tanyard Branch". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Tanyard Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
