Marshyhope Creek

Marshyhope Creek is a 37.0-mile-long (59.5 km)[8] tributary of the Nanticoke River on the Delmarva Peninsula. It rises in Kent County, Delaware, and runs through Caroline County, Maryland, and Dorchester County, Maryland.

Marshyhope Creek
Tributary to Nanticoke River
Map of the rivers of the Eastern Shore of Maryland with the Nanticoke and its watershed highlighted and showing Marshyhope Creek.
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
Maryland
CountiesKent (DE)
Sussex (DE)
Caroline (MD)
Dorchester (MD)
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Marshyhope Creek and Murderkill River
 • locationMinners Corners, Delaware
 • coordinates38°55′18″N 075°38′27″W[1]
 • elevation60 ft (18 m)[2]
MouthNanticoke River
 • location
Walnut Landing, Maryland
 • coordinates
38°31′38″N 075°45′24″W[3]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[4]
Length41.74 mi (67.17 km)[5]
Basin size41.74 square miles (108.1 km2)[6]
Discharge 
 • average253.65 cu ft/s (7.183 m3/s) at mouth with Nanticoke River[7]
Basin features
Progressionsouthwest
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftBlack Arm Prong
Prospect Branch
Tomahawk Branch
Quarter Branch
Double Fork
Stafford Ditch
Iron Mine Branch
Jones Mill Branch
Jones Branch
Houston Branch
Twiford Meadow Ditch
Tanyard Branch
Miles Branch
Davis Millpond Branch
Puckum Branch
Becky Taylor Branch
Messick Ditch
 • rightBeaverdam Branch
Green Branch
Cattail Branch
Short and Hall Branch
Tommy Wright Branch
Sullivan Branch
Faulkner Branch
Wrights branch
Mill Creek
Spears Creek
Big Indian Creek
Beach Branch
Stony Bar Creek
Big Creek

Marshyhope Creek begins in southwestern Kent County, Delaware, near the city of Harrington, and ends at the Nanticoke River, near Sharptown, Maryland. The entire watershed is in the coastal plain and reaches sea level at Federalsburg, The head of navigation.

There are several small creeks on the western shore, including Faulkner Branch, Sullivan Branch, Capital Branch, Green Branch, and Horsepen Arm. On the eastern shore the small creeks include Tanyard Branch, Houston Branch, Jones Mill Branch, Double Fork Branch, Quarter Branch, Tomahawk Branch, and Prospect Point Branch.

See also

References
  1. "GNIS Detail - Marshyhope Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  2. "Marshyhope Creek Topo Map, Dorchester County MD (Rhodesdale Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  3. "GNIS Detail - Marshyhope Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  4. "Marshyhope Creek Topo Map, Dorchester County MD (Rhodesdale Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  5. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  6. "Marshyhope Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  7. "Marshyhope Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  8. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed April 1, 2011
  • United States Geological Survey. 7.5 minute series topographic quadrangles


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