Kent-Sussex Line Branch

Stream in Delaware, USA

38°52′13″N 075°32′05″W / 38.87028°N 75.53472°W / 38.87028; -75.53472^[1] • elevation55 ft (17 m)^[2] MouthNanticoke River

• location

about 2 miles northeast of Greenwood, Delaware^[3]

• coordinates

38°50′08″N 075°33′16″W / 38.83556°N 75.55444°W / 38.83556; -75.55444^[1]

• elevation

49 ft (15 m)^[3]Length3.50 mi (5.63 km)^[4]Basin size4.43 square miles (11.5 km²)^[5]Discharge • locationNanticoke River • average5.61 cu ft/s (0.159 m³/s) at mouth with Nanticoke River^[5] Basin featuresProgressionNanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean^[4]River systemNanticoke RiverTributaries • leftunnamed tributaries • rightunnamed tributariesBridgesMesibov Road (x2), Staytonville Road

Kent-Sussex Line Branch is a 3.50 mi (5.63 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Nanticoke River in Sussex County, Delaware. The lower part of this branch flows along the Kent and Sussex County line, hence the name.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:^[1]

Beaverdam Ditch

Course

Kent-Sussex Line Branch rises about 1 mile south of Six Forks, Delaware in Kent County^[2] and then flows south-southwest into Sussex County to join the Nanticoke River about 2 miles northeast of Greenwood.^[3]

Watershed

Kent-Sussex Line Branch drains 4.49 square miles (11.6 km²) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 751.96 and is about 9% forested.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "GNIS Detail - Kent-Sussex Line Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Kent-Sussex Line Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 December 2020.