Misplaced Pages

Puckum Branch

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Stream in Maryland, USA
Puckum Branch
Tributary to Marshyhope Creek
Map of Puckum Branch mouth locationMap of Puckum Branch mouth locationLocation of Puckum Branch mouthShow map of MarylandMap of Puckum Branch mouth locationMap of Puckum Branch mouth locationPuckum Branch (the United States)Show map of the United States
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountyDorchester
Physical characteristics
SourceGales Creek divide
 • locationabout 4 miles northeast of Eldorado, Maryland
 • coordinates38°37′9.00″N 075°45′46.00″W / 38.6191667°N 75.7627778°W / 38.6191667; -75.7627778
 • elevation40 ft (12 m)
MouthMarshyhope Creek
 • locationabout 1 mile east of Ennalls, Maryland
 • coordinates38°36′7.42″N 075°49′11.76″W / 38.6020611°N 75.8199333°W / 38.6020611; -75.8199333
 • elevation0 ft (0 m)
Length3.99 mi (6.42 km)
Basin size3.58 square miles (9.3 km)
Discharge 
 • locationMarshyhope Creek
 • average4.04 cu ft/s (0.114 m/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek
Basin features
ProgressionMarshyhope CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesEldorado-Federalsburg Road, Puckum Road

Puckum Branch is a 3.99 mi (6.42 km) long second-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Dorchester County, Maryland. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.

Course

Puckum Branch rises about 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Eldorado, Maryland and then flows west-southwest to join Marshyhope Creek about 1 mile east of Ennalls, Maryland.

Watershed

Puckum Branch drains 3.58 square miles (9.3 km) of area, receives about 44.4 in/year of precipitation and is about 22.74% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  2. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "Puckum Branch". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
State of Maryland
Annapolis (capital)
Topics
Society
Regions
Cities
Towns
CDPs
Counties
flag Maryland portal


This article related to a river in Maryland is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: