Jones Branch
Tributary to Marshyhope Creek
Map of Jones Branch mouth location
Map of Jones Branch mouth location
Location of Jones Branch mouth
Map of Jones Branch mouth location
Map of Jones Branch mouth location
Jones Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceBridgeville Branch divide
  locationJacobs Crossroads, Delaware
  coordinates38°44′58.41″N 075°41′16.75″W / 38.7495583°N 75.6879861°W / 38.7495583; -75.6879861[1]
  elevation48 ft (15 m)[1]
MouthMarshyhope 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 / 38.7681694; -75.7143750[1]
  elevation
20 ft (6.1 m)[1]
Length2.39 mi (3.85 km)[2]
Basin size2.20 square miles (5.7 km2)[3]
Discharge 
  locationMarshyhope Creek
  average1.90 cu ft/s (0.054 m3/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[3]
Basin features
ProgressionMarshyhope CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[2]
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesAtlanta 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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
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