Houston Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary)
Houston Branch is a 10.26 mi (16.51 km) long tributary to Marshyhope Creek that rises in western Sussex County, Delaware and flows west into Caroline County, Maryland.
| Houston Branch Tributary to Marshyhope Creek | |
|---|---|
Houston Branch looking downstream towards Delaware Stateline from Handy Road | |
Location of Houston Branch mouth Houston Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland Delaware |
| Counties | Caroline Sussex |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Houston Branch and Clear Brook (Nanticoke River) |
| • location | about 1 mile west of Atlanta, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 38°42′27″N 075°41′07″W |
| • elevation | 40 ft (12 m) |
| Mouth | Marshyhope Creek |
• location | about 3 miles northeast of Nichols, Maryland |
• coordinates | 38°44′32″N 075°45′08″W |
• elevation | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Length | 6.47 mi (10.41 km) |
| Basin size | 10.26 square miles (26.6 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Marshyhope Creek |
| • average | 12.12 cu ft/s (0.343 m3/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Marshyhope Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | Brights Branch |
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