McColleys Branch

McColleys Branch is a 4.28 mi (6.89 km) long 2nd order tributary to Deep Creek in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.^[1]

McColleys Branch Tributary to Deep Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Sussex
Physical characteristics
Source	Horse Pound Swamp Ditch divide
• location	about 0.5 miles southwest of Bull Pine Corners, Delaware
• coordinates	38°41′00″N 075°25′58″W[1]
• elevation	45 ft (14 m)[2]
Mouth	Deep Creek
• location	about 3 miles southeast of Coverdale Crossroads, Delaware
• coordinates	38°41′07″N 075°28′48″W[1]
• elevation	23 ft (7.0 m)[3]
Length	4.28 mi (6.89 km)[4]
Basin size	11.84 square miles (30.7 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Deep Creek
• average	14.54 cu ft/s (0.412 m3/s) at mouth with Deep Creek[5]
Basin features
Progression	Deep Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Nanticoke River
Tributaries
• left	Raccoon Ditch
• right	New Ditch Layton-Vaugh Ditch
Bridges	E Trap Pond Road, US 9, Warrington Road, Asbury Road, Raccoon Ditch Road, Rum Bridge Road

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:^[1]

• McColley Branch
• New Ditch

Course

McColleys Branch rises on the Horse Pound Swamp Ditch divide about 0.5 miles southwest of Bull Pine Corners, Delaware, and then flows northwesterly to join Deep Creek about 3 miles southeast of Coverdale Crossroads.^[3]

Watershed

McColleys Branch drains 11.84 square miles (30.7 km²) of area, receives about 45.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 708.10, and is about 22% forested.^[5]

See also

• List of rivers of Delaware