Puckum Branch

Puckum Branch is a 3.99 mi (6.42 km) long second-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Dorchester County, Maryland. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.^[1]

Puckum Branch Tributary to Marshyhope Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Dorchester
Physical characteristics
Source	Gales Creek divide
• location	about 4 miles northeast of Eldorado, Maryland
• coordinates	38°37′9.00″N 075°45′46.00″W[1]
• elevation	40 ft (12 m)[1]
Mouth	Marshyhope Creek
• location	about 1 mile east of Ennalls, Maryland[1]
• coordinates	38°36′7.42″N 075°49′11.76″W[1]
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)[1]
Length	3.99 mi (6.42 km)[2]
Basin size	3.58 square miles (9.3 km2)[3]
Discharge
• location	Marshyhope Creek
• average	4.04 cu ft/s (0.114 m3/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[3]
Basin features
Progression	Marshyhope Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Nanticoke River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Eldorado-Federalsburg Road, Puckum Road

Course

Puckum Branch rises about 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Eldorado, Maryland and then flows west-southwest to join Marshyhope Creek about 1 mile east of Ennalls, Maryland.^[1]

Watershed

Puckum Branch drains 3.58 square miles (9.3 km²) of area, receives about 44.4 in/year of precipitation and is about 22.74% forested.^[3]

See also

• List of Maryland rivers