Kent-Sussex Line Branch

Kent-Sussex Line Branch
Tributary to Nanticoke River
Map of Kent-Sussex Line Branch mouth location
Map of Kent-Sussex Line Branch mouth location
Location of Kent-Sussex Line Branch mouth
Map of Kent-Sussex Line Branch mouth location
Map of Kent-Sussex Line Branch mouth location
Kent-Sussex Line Branch (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Kent
Physical characteristics
SourceBeaverdam Branch divide
 • locationabout 1 mile south of Six Forks, Delaware[2]
 • coordinates38°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 features
ProgressionNanticoke RiverChesapeake BayAtlantic Ocean[4]
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesMesibov 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.

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