North Davis Millpond Branch

North Davis Millpond Branch
Tributary to Marshyhope Creek
Map of North Davis Millpond Branch mouth location
Map of North Davis Millpond Branch mouth location
Location of North Davis Millpond Branch mouth
Map of North Davis Millpond Branch mouth location
Map of North Davis Millpond Branch mouth location
North Davis Millpond Branch (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountyDorchester
Physical characteristics
SourceHorse Pen Branch divide
 • locationpond about 4 miles southeast of Federalsburg, Maryland
 • coordinates38°39′20.41″N 075°45′29.00″W / 38.6556694°N 75.7580556°W / 38.6556694; -75.7580556[1]
 • elevation45 ft (14 m)[1]
MouthDavis 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 / 38.6648361; -75.8063222[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[1]
Length1.11 mi (1.79 km)[2]
Basin size3.01 square miles (7.8 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationDavis Millpond Branch
 • average3.52 cu ft/s (0.100 m3/s) at mouth with Davis Millpond Branch[3]
Basin features
ProgressionDavis Millpond Branch → Marshyhope Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesOak 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

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

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved December 7, 2022.


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