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Parker Branch (Gum Branch tributary)

Coordinates: 38°46′34″N 075°30′43″W / 38.77611°N 75.51194°W / 38.77611; -75.51194
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Parker Branch
Tributary to Gum Branch
Map of Parker Branch mouth location
Map of Parker Branch mouth location
Location of Parker Branch mouth
Map of Parker Branch mouth location
Map of Parker Branch mouth location
Parker Branch (Gum Branch tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceBeaver Dam Branch divide
 • locationabout 2 miles west-southwest of Ellendale, Delaware[2]
 • coordinates38°48′17″N 075°29′06″W / 38.80472°N 75.48500°W / 38.80472; -75.48500[1]
 • elevation45 ft (14 m)[2]
MouthGum Branch
 • location
about 3 miles southwest of Ellendale, Delaware[3]
 • coordinates
38°46′34″N 075°30′43″W / 38.77611°N 75.51194°W / 38.77611; -75.51194[1]
 • elevation
36 ft (11 m)[3]
Length3.21 mi (5.17 km)[4]
Basin size2.35 square miles (6.1 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationGum Branch
 • average2.94 cu ft/s (0.083 m3/s) at mouth with Gum Branch[5]
Basin features
ProgressionGum BranchNanticoke RiverChesapeake BayAtlantic Ocean[4]
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesOakley Road

Parker Branch is a 3.21 mi (5.17 km) long 1st order tributary to Gum Branch in Sussex County, Delaware.

Course

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Parker Branch rises on the Beaver Dam Branch divide about 2 miles west-southwest of Ellendale, Delaware[2] and then flows southwest to join Gum Branch about 3 miles southwest of Ellendale.[3]

Watershed

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Parker Branch drains 2.35 square miles (6.1 km2) of area, receives about 45.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 738.49 and is about 11% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Parker Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Parker Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 4 December 2020.