North Davis Millpond Branch
| North Davis Millpond Branch Tributary to Marshyhope Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of North Davis Millpond Branch mouth  North Davis Millpond Branch (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Dorchester |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Horse Pen Branch divide |
| • location | pond about 4 miles southeast of Federalsburg, Maryland |
| • coordinates | 38°39′20.41″N 075°45′29.00″W / 38.6556694°N 75.7580556°W[1] |
| • elevation | 45 ft (14 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Davis Millpond Branch |
• location | about 3 miles southeast of Federalsburg, Maryland[1] |
• coordinates | 38°39′53.41″N 075°48′22.76″W / 38.6648361°N 75.8063222°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[1] |
| Length | 1.11 mi (1.79 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 3.01 square miles (7.8 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Davis Millpond Branch |
| • average | 3.52 cu ft/s (0.100 m3/s) at mouth with Davis Millpond Branch[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Davis Millpond Branch → Marshyhope Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Oak Grove Road, Eldorado-Federalsburg Road |
North Davis Millpond Branch is a 3.11 mi (5.01 km) long second-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Dorchester County, Maryland. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]
Course
[edit]North Davis Millpond Branch rises in a pond about 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Federalsburg, Maryland and then flows generally northwest to join South Davis Millpond Branch to form Davis Millpond Branch about 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Federalsburg, Maryland.[1]
Watershed
[edit]North Davis Millpond Branch drains 3.01 square miles (7.8 km2) of area, receives about 44.6 in/year of precipitation, and is about 7.21% forested.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
