Puckum Branch Tributary to Marshyhope Creek | |
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Location of Puckum Branch mouthShow map of MarylandPuckum Branch (the United States)Show map of the United States | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Maryland |
County | Dorchester |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Gales Creek divide |
• location | about 4 miles northeast of Eldorado, Maryland |
• coordinates | 38°37′9.00″N 075°45′46.00″W / 38.6191667°N 75.7627778°W / 38.6191667; -75.7627778 |
• elevation | 40 ft (12 m) |
Mouth | Marshyhope Creek |
• location | about 1 mile east of Ennalls, Maryland |
• coordinates | 38°36′7.42″N 075°49′11.76″W / 38.6020611°N 75.8199333°W / 38.6020611; -75.8199333 |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
Length | 3.99 mi (6.42 km) |
Basin size | 3.58 square miles (9.3 km) |
Discharge | |
• location | Marshyhope Creek |
• average | 4.04 cu ft/s (0.114 m/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 | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Eldorado-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
- ^ "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ "Puckum Branch". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
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