Jones Branch is a 2.39 mi (3.85 km) long first-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Sussex County, Delaware.
| Jones Branch Tributary to Marshyhope Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Jones Branch mouth  Jones Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Bridgeville Branch divide |
| • location | Jacobs Crossroads, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 38°44′58.41″N 075°41′16.75″W / 38.7495583°N 75.6879861°W[1] |
| • elevation | 48 ft (15 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Marshyhope Creek |
• location | about 1 mile east of Smithville, Maryland |
• coordinates | 38°46′5.41″N 075°42′51.75″W / 38.7681694°N 75.7143750°W[1] |
• elevation | 20 ft (6.1 m)[1] |
| Length | 2.39 mi (3.85 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 2.20 square miles (5.7 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Marshyhope Creek |
| • average | 1.90 cu ft/s (0.054 m3/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Marshyhope Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[2] |
| River system | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Atlanta Road (x2), Sand Hill Road |
Course
editJones Branch rises on the Bridgeville Branch divide at Jacobs Crossroads, Delaware, and then flows generally northwest to join Marshyhope Creek about 1-mile east of Smithville, Maryland.[1]
Watershed
editJones Branch drains 2.20 square miles (5.7 km2) of area, receives about 44.7 in/year of precipitation, and is about 26.06% forested.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved January 27, 2023.