Chapel Branch (Lewes Creek tributary)
Chapel Branch is a 6.4 mi (10.3 km) long tributary to Lewes Creek in Sussex County, Delaware. Lewes Creek then flows into the Nanticoke River.
Chapel Branch Tributary to Lewes Creek | |
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Location of Chapel Branch mouth Chapel Branch (Lewes Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Delaware |
County | Sussex |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | divide between Chapel Branch and Tanyard Branch |
• location | about 1 mile south of Atlanta, Delaware[1] |
• coordinates | 38°41′22″N 075°40′37″W[2] |
• elevation | 45 ft (14 m)[1] |
Mouth | Lewes Creek |
• location | Seaford, Delaware[1] |
• coordinates | 38°37′13″N 075°38′16″W[2] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[1] |
Length | 6.4 mi (10.3 km)[3] |
Basin size | 7.14 square miles (18.5 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Lewes Creek |
• average | 8.45 cu ft/s (0.239 m3/s) at mouth with Lewes Creek[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | southeast |
River system | Nanticoke River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
See also
References
- "Craigs Pond Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Seaford West Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- "GNIS Detail - Chapel Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- "Chapel Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
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