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Stream in Delaware, USA
Tubmill Branch
Tributary to Mispillion River
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
Physical characteristics
SourceLednum Branch divide
 • locationHall Estates, Delaware
 • coordinates38°56′36″N 075°27′49″W / 38.94333°N 75.46361°W / 38.94333; -75.46361
 • elevation44 ft (13 m)
MouthSwan Creek at Tubmill Pond
 • locationabout 0.5 miles south of Lynch Heights, Delaware
 • coordinates38°56′35″N 075°25′50″W / 38.94306°N 75.43056°W / 38.94306; -75.43056
 • elevation10 ft (3.0 m)
Length2.16 mi (3.48 km)
Basin size3.32 square miles (8.6 km)
Discharge 
 • locationSwan Creek via Tubmill Branch
 • average4.20 cu ft/s (0.119 m/s) at mouth with Swan Creek
Basin features
Progressionnortheast then southeast
River systemMispillion River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightImprovement Branch
BridgesDE 15, Bowman Road, Church Hill Road

Tubmill Branch is a 2.16 mi (3.48 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Swan Creek in Kent County, Delaware. This stream is one of two that are named Tubmill Branch in the United States. The other is in Caroline County, Maryland.

Course

Tubmill Branch rises on the Lednum Branch divide about 0.5 miles south of Lynch Heights, Delaware. Tubmill Branch then flows northeast then southeast to meet Swan Creek at Hall Estates, Delaware.

Watershed

Tubmill Branch drains 3.32 square miles (8.6 km) of area, receives about 45.7 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 552.59 and is about 8.3% forested.

See also

Maps

Course of Tubmill Branch (Swan Creek tributary)
Watershed of Tubmill Branch (Swan Creek tributary)

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Tubmill Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Tubmill Branch Topo Map, Kent County DE (Milford Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Tubmill Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
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