Coordinates: 38°41′07″N 075°28′48″W / 38.68528°N 75.48000°W / 38.68528; -75.48000

McColleys Branch

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McColleys Branch
Tributary to Deep Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceHorse Pound Swamp Ditch divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles southwest of Bull Pine Corners, Delaware
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 • elevation45 ft (14 m)[2]
MouthDeep Creek
 • location
about 3 miles southeast of Coverdale Crossroads, Delaware
 • coordinates
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 • elevation
23 ft (7.0 m)[3]
Length4.28 mi (6.89 km)[4]
Basin size11.84 square miles (30.7 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationDeep Creek
 • average14.54 cu ft/s (0.412 m3/s) at mouth with Deep Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionDeep CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftRaccoon Ditch
 • rightNew Ditch
Layton-Vaugh Ditch
BridgesE Trap Pond Road, US 9, Warrington Road, Asbury Road, Raccoon Ditch Road, Rum Bridge Road

McColleys Branch is a 4.28 mi (6.89 km) long 2nd order tributary to Deep Creek in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Variant names

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

  • McColley Branch
  • New Ditch

Course

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McColleys Branch rises on the Horse Pound Swamp Ditch divide about 0.5 miles southwest of Bull Pine Corners, Delaware, and then flows northwesterly to join Deep Creek about 3 miles southeast of Coverdale Crossroads.[3]

Watershed

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McColleys Branch drains 11.84 square miles (30.7 km2) of area, receives about 45.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 708.10, and is about 22% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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