Tussocky Branch (Broad Creek tributary)

Tussocky Branch is a 7.54 mi (12.13 km) long 2nd order tributary to Broad Creek in Sussex County, Delaware.

Tussocky Branch Tributary to Broad Creek
Location of Tussocky Branch mouth Tussocky Branch (Broad Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Sussex
Physical characteristics
Source	Barren Creek divide
• location	about 1 mile east of Susan Beach Corner, Delaware[1]
• coordinates	38°28′11″N 075°37′22″W[2]
• elevation	50 ft (15 m)[1]
Mouth	Broad Creek
• location	Portsville, Delaware[3]
• coordinates	38°33′47″N 075°37′47″W[2]
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)[3]
Length	7.54 mi (12.13 km)[4]
Basin size	10.49 square miles (27.2 km^2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Broad Creek
• average	12.17 cu ft/s (0.345 m^3/s) at mouth with Broad Creek[5]
Basin features
Progression	generally north[4]
River system	Nanticoke River
Tributaries
• left	Wheeling Branch Turkey Branch
• right	Mill Branch
Waterbodies	Tussock Pond Portsville Millpond
Bridges	Susan Beach Road, Branch School Road, DE 24, Airport Road, Shell Bridge Road

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[2]

• Mill Creek

Course

Tussocky Branch rises about 1 mile east of Susan Beach Corner, Delaware[1] and then flows north into Broad Creek at Portsville.[3]

Watershed

Tussocky Branch drains 10.49 square miles (27.2 km²) of area, receives about 44.7 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 812.43 and is about 12% forested.[5]

See also

• List of Delaware rivers

References

1. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
2. "GNIS Detail - Tussocky Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
3. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
5. "Tussocky Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 15 December 2020.