Tubbs Branch (Deep Creek tributary)

Tubbs Branch is a 0.92 mi (1.48 km) long 2nd order tributary to Deep Creek in Sussex County, Delaware.

Tubbs Branch Tributary to Deep Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Sussex
Physical characteristics
Source	confluence of Cool Branch and Graham Branch
• location	about 0.5 miles south of Concord, Delaware
• coordinates	38°37′55″N 075°33′40″W[1]
• elevation	18 ft (5.5 m)[2]
Mouth	Deep Creek
• location	Concord, Delaware
• coordinates	38°38′33″N 075°33′52″W[1]
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)[3]
Length	0.92 mi (1.48 km)[4]
Basin size	3.85 square miles (10.0 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Deep Creek
• average	4.65 cu ft/s (0.132 m3/s) at mouth with Deep Creek[5]
Basin features
Progression	Tubbs Branch → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[4]
River system	Nanticoke River
Tributaries
• left	Cool Branch
• right	Graham Branch
Bridges	Bethel-Concord Road, DE 20

Course

Tubbs Branch is formed at the confluence of Cool Branch and Graham Branch about 0.5 miles south of Concord, Delaware, and then flows north to join Deep Creek at Concord.^[3]

Watershed

Tubbs Branch drains 3.85 square miles (10.0 km²) of area, receives about 45.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 656.78, and is about 8% forested.^[5]

See also

• List of rivers of Delaware