Prong Number One

Stream in Delaware, USA
38°47′59″N 075°28′04″W / 38.79972°N 75.46778°W / 38.79972; -75.46778[1] • elevation44 ft (13 m)[2] MouthGravelly Branch
 • location
about 0.25 miles northwest of Kings Crossroads, Delaware
 • coordinates
38°45′09″N 075°27′31″W / 38.75250°N 75.45861°W / 38.75250; -75.45861[1]
 • elevation
29 ft (8.8 m)[3]Length5.78 mi (9.30 km)[4]Basin size13.38 square miles (34.7 km2)[5]Discharge  • locationGravelly Branch (Collins Pond) • average16.57 cu ft/s (0.469 m3/s) at mouth with Gravelly Branch[5] Basin featuresProgressionGravelly Branch → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[4]River systemNanticoke RiverTributaries  • leftMaple Marsh and Beaver Dam Branch • rightunnamed tributariesBridgesStaytonville Road, DE 16, Smith Haven Road, Beaver Dam Road, Maple Branch Road

Prong Number One is a 5.78 mi (9.30 km) long 3rd order tributary to Gravelly Branch in Sussex County, Delaware.

Course

Prong Number One rises about 1.5 miles south-southeast of Oakley, Delaware, and then flows south to join Gravelly Branch about 0.25 miles northwest of Kings Crossroads.[3]

Watershed

Prong Number One drains 13.38 square miles (34.7 km2) of area, receives about 45.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 781.58, and is about 11% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Prong Number One". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Prong Number One Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
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