Horsepen Arm

Stream in Delaware, USA
38°58′52.00″N 075°40′10.00″W / 38.9811111°N 75.6694444°W / 38.9811111; -75.6694444[1] • elevation60 ft (18 m)[1] MouthMarshyhope Creek
 • location
Hollandsville, Delaware
 • coordinates
38°55′17.41″N 075°38′21.74″W / 38.9215028°N 75.6393722°W / 38.9215028; -75.6393722[1]
 • elevation
49 ft (15 m)[1]Length5.54 mi (8.92 km)[2]Basin size6.97 square miles (18.1 km2)[3]Discharge  • locationMarshyhope Creek • average8.41 cu ft/s (0.238 m3/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[3] Basin featuresProgressionMarshyhope Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[2]River systemNanticoke RiverTributaries  • leftunnamed tributaries • rightunnamed tributariesBridgesFox Hunters Road, Whiteleysburg Road

Horsepen Arm is a 5.54 mi (8.92 km) long second-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Kent County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Course

Horsepen Arm rises on the Marsh Branch divide about 0.5 miles east of Anthonys Corner, Delaware, and then flows generally southeast to join Marshyhope Creek at Hollandsville, Delaware.[1]

Watershed

Horsepen Arm drains 6.97 square miles (18.1 km2) of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, and is about 6.45% forested.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Horsepen Arm Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
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