Dorman Branch is a 1.26 mi (2.03 km) long 1st order tributary to Love Creek in Sussex County, Delaware.
| Dorman Branch Tributary to Love Creek | |
|---|---|
   | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Hetty Fisher Glade divide |
| • location | about 0.5 miles west of Old Landing Woods |
| • coordinates | 38°42′30″N 075°09′07″W / 38.70833°N 75.15194°W[1] |
| • elevation | 5 ft (1.5 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Love Creek |
• location | Robinson Landing, Delaware |
• coordinates | 38°41′38″N 075°08′39″W / 38.69389°N 75.14417°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
| Length | 1.26 mi (2.03 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 0.87 square miles (2.3 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 1.06 cu ft/s (0.030 m3/s) at mouth with Love Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | southeast |
| River system | Rehoboth Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
Course
editDorman Branch rises on the Hetty Fisher Glade divide in Sussex County, Delaware. Dorman Branch then flows southeast to meet Love Creek at Robinson Landing.[2]
Watershed
editDorman Branch drains 0.87 square miles (2.3 km2) of area, receives about 45.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 565.22 and is about 11.56% forested.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Dorman Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Love Creek Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Fairmount Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Dorman Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 February 2020.