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Stream in Delaware, USA
Horsepen Arm
Tributary to Marshyhope Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
Physical characteristics
SourceMarsh Branch divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles east of Anthonys Corner, Delaware
 • coordinates38°58′52.00″N 075°40′10.00″W / 38.9811111°N 75.6694444°W / 38.9811111; -75.6694444
 • elevation60 ft (18 m)
MouthMarshyhope Creek
 • locationHollandsville, Delaware
 • coordinates38°55′17.41″N 075°38′21.74″W / 38.9215028°N 75.6393722°W / 38.9215028; -75.6393722
 • elevation49 ft (15 m)
Length5.54 mi (8.92 km)
Basin size6.97 square miles (18.1 km)
Discharge 
 • locationMarshyhope Creek
 • average8.41 cu ft/s (0.238 m/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek
Basin features
ProgressionMarshyhope CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesFox Hunters Road, Whiteleysburg Road

Horsepen Arm is a 5.54 mi (8.92 km) long second-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Kent County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.

Course

Horsepen Arm rises on the Marsh Branch divide about 0.5 miles east of Anthonys Corner, Delaware, and then flows generally southeast to join Marshyhope Creek at Hollandsville, Delaware.

Watershed

Horsepen Arm drains 6.97 square miles (18.1 km) of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, and is about 6.45% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  3. ^ "Horsepen Arm Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved March 21, 2023.

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