| Jones Mill Branch Tributary to Marshyhope Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Jones Mill Branch mouth  Jones Mill Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Bridgeville Branch divide |
| • location | about 0.5 miles northeast of Jacobs Crossroads, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 38°46′31.41″N 075°42′28.75″W / 38.7753917°N 75.7079861°W[1] |
| • elevation | 58 ft (18 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Marshyhope Creek |
• location | about 1.5 miles east-northeast of Smithville, Maryland |
• coordinates | 38°46′31.41″N 075°39′35.00″W / 38.7753917°N 75.6597222°W[1] |
• elevation | 20 ft (6.1 m)[1] |
| Length | 2.78 mi (4.47 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 2.93 square miles (7.6 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Marshyhope Creek |
| • average | 3.50 cu ft/s (0.099 m3/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Marshyhope Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[2] |
| River system | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Dublin Hill Road, Trinity Church Road, Buck Fever Road, Sand Hill Road |
Jones Mill Branch is a 2.78 mi (4.47 km) long second-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Sussex County, Delaware.
Course
Jones Mill Branch rises on the Bridgeville Branch divide about 0.5 miles northeast of Jacobs Crossroads, Delaware, and then flows generally west-northwest to join Marshyhope Creek about 1.5 miles east-northeast of Smithville, Maryland.[1]
Watershed
Jones Mill Branch drains 2.93 square miles (7.6 km2) of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, and is about 6.55% forested.[3]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- 1 2 "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- 1 2 3 "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
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