Turkey Branch (Tussocky Branch tributary)

Turkey Branch is a 0.9 mi (1.4 km) long 1st order tributary to Tussocky Branch in Sussex County, Delaware.

Turkey Branch Tributary to Tussocky Branch
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Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Sussex
Physical characteristics
Source	Collins and Culver Ditch divide
• location	about 1 mile southeast of Portsville, Delaware[1]
• coordinates	38°32′32″N 075°37′22″W[2]
• elevation	30 ft (9.1 m)[1]
Mouth	Tussocky Branch
• location	Portsville Pond[3]
• coordinates	38°33′20″N 075°37′50″W[2]
• elevation	7 ft (2.1 m)[3]
Length	0.9 mi (1.4 km)[4]
Basin size	0.41 square miles (1.1 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Tussocky Branch
• average	0.48 cu ft/s (0.014 m3/s) at mouth with Tussocky Branch[5]
Basin features
Progression	Tussocky Branch → Broad Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[4]
River system	Nanticoke River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Dogwood Lane

Course

Turkey Branch rises about 1 mile southeast of Portsville, Delaware^[1] and then flows northwest into Tussocky Branch at Portsville Pond.^[3]

Watershed

Turkey Branch drains 0.41 square miles (1.1 km²) of area, receives about 44.7 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 696.12 and is about 16% forested.^[5]

See also

• List of Delaware rivers