Meadow Branch (Little Creek tributary)

Meadow Branch is a 5.83 mi (9.38 km) long 3rd order tributary to Little Creek in Sussex County, Delaware. Meadow Branch forms Little Creek along with Holly Branch.

Meadow Branch
Tributary to Little Creek
Map of Meadow Branch mouth location
Map of Meadow Branch mouth location
Location of Meadow Branch mouth
Map of Meadow Branch mouth location
Map of Meadow Branch mouth location
Meadow Branch (Little Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceWood Creek and Jackson Branch divide
 • locationDelmar, Delaware[1]
 • coordinates38°28′01″N 075°32′59″W[2]
 • elevation50 ft (15 m)[1]
MouthLittle Creek
 • location
about 2 miles south of Laurel, Delaware[3]
 • coordinates
38°31′16″N 075°34′42″W[2]
 • elevation
23 ft (7.0 m)[3]
Length5.83 mi (9.38 km)[4]
Basin size8.37 square miles (21.7 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationLittle Creek
 • average9.84 cu ft/s (0.279 m3/s) at mouth with Little Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionLittle Creek → Broad Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[4]
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesUS 13, Raceway Road, Bi State Boulevard, Old Crow Road, Bacons Road

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[2]

  • Little Creek

Course

Meadow Branch rises in Delmar, Delaware[1] and then flows northwest and north into Little Creek about 2 miles south of Laurel.[3]

Watershed

Meadow Branch drains 8.37 square miles (21.7 km2) of area, receives about 44.9 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 767.30 and is about 10% forested.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  2. "GNIS Detail - Meadow Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  3. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  5. "Meadow Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 16 December 2020.



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