Wheeling Branch
Tributary to Tussocky Branch
Map of Wheeling Branch mouth location
Map of Wheeling Branch mouth location
Location of Wheeling Branch mouth
Map of Wheeling Branch mouth location
Map of Wheeling Branch mouth location
Wheeling Branch (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceTussocky Branch divide
 • locationabout 1 mile southeast of Ralphs, Delaware[1]
 • coordinates38°29′04″N 075°37′14″W / 38.48444°N 75.62056°W / 38.48444; -75.62056[2]
 • elevation47 ft (14 m)[1]
MouthTussocky Branch
 • location
about 0.5 miles east of Ralphs, Delaware[3]
 • coordinates
38°29′59″N 075°37′09″W / 38.49972°N 75.61917°W / 38.49972; -75.61917[2]
 • elevation
45 ft (14 m)[3]
Length2.45 mi (3.94 km)[4]
Basin size1.32 square miles (3.4 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationTussocky Branch
 • average1.55 cu ft/s (0.044 m3/s) at mouth with Tussocky Branch[5]
Basin features
ProgressionTussocky Branch → Broad Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[4]
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesPine Branch Road

Wheeling Branch is a 2.45 mi (3.94 km) long 1st order tributary to Tussocky Branch in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[2]

Course

Wheeling Branch rises about 1 mile southeast of Ralphs, Delaware[1] and then flows north-northwest into Tussocky Branch about 0.5 miles east of Ralphs, Delaware.[3]

Watershed

Wheeling Branch drains 1.32 square miles (3.4 km2) of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 1,092.57 and is about 11% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "GNIS Detail - Wheeling Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  4. 1 2 "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 "Wheeling Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 15 December 2020.



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