| 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 |
Jones Branch is a 2.39 mi (3.85 km) long first-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Sussex County, Delaware.
Course
Jones 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
Jones 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
References
- ^ 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.