Tanyard Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary)

Tanyard Branch is a 4.96 mi (7.98 km) long tributary to Marshyhope Creek that rises in western Sussex County, Delaware and flows west into Caroline County, Maryland.

Tanyard Branch Tributary to Marshyhope Creek
Tanyard Branch in Delaware
Location of Tanyard Branch mouth Show map of Maryland Tanyard Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary) (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location
Country	United States
State	Maryland Delaware
Counties	Caroline Sussex
Physical characteristics
Source	divide between Tanyard Branch and Bucks Branch of Clear Brook Creek
• location	about 2 miles southwest of Atlanta, Delaware[1]
• coordinates	38°41′42″N 075°41′26″W[2]
• elevation	50 ft (15 m)[1]
Mouth	Marshyhope Creek
• location	Federalsburg, Maryland[1]
• coordinates	38°41′45″N 75°46′21″W
• elevation	5 ft (1.5 m)[1]
Length	4.96 mi (7.98 km)[3]
Basin size	4.93 square miles (12.8 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Marshyhope Creek
• average	5.79 cu ft/s (0.164 m3/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[4]
Basin features
Progression	Marshyhope Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Nanticoke River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Waterbodies	Lake Chambers

See also

• List of rivers of Delaware
• List of rivers of Maryland