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Stream in Maryland, USA
Raccoon Branch
Tributary to Sullivan Branch
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountyCaroline
Physical characteristics
SourceTommy Wright Branch divide
 • locationabout 1.5 miles south of Concord, Maryland
 • coordinates38°47′3.00″N 075°46′57.00″W / 38.7841667°N 75.7825000°W / 38.7841667; -75.7825000
 • elevation52 ft (16 m)
MouthSullivan Branch
 • locationAgner, Maryland
 • coordinates38°45′13.41″N 075°46′56.76″W / 38.7537250°N 75.7824333°W / 38.7537250; -75.7824333
 • elevation30 ft (9.1 m)
Length1.62 mi (2.61 km)
Basin size1.88 square miles (4.9 km)
Discharge 
 • locationSullivan Branch
 • average2.20 cu ft/s (0.062 m/s) at mouth with Sullivan Branch
Basin features
ProgressionSullivan BranchMarshyhope CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesChipmans Lane

Raccoon Branch is a 1.62 mi (2.61 km) long first-order tributary to Sullivan Branch in Caroline County, Maryland.

Course

Raccoon Branch rises about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of Concord, Maryland, and then flows generally south to join Wolfpit Branch to form Sullivan Branch at Agner, Maryland.

Watershed

Raccoon Branch drains 1.88 square miles (4.9 km) of area, receives about 44.6 in/year of precipitation, and is about 8.00% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  2. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  3. ^ "Raccoon Branch Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
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