Tussocky Branch (Gravelly Branch tributary)

Tussocky Branch is a 2.55 mi (4.10 km) long 1st order tributary to Gravelly Branch in Sussex County, Delaware.

Tussocky Branch Tributary to Gravelly Branch
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Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Sussex
Physical characteristics
Source	Gully Camp Ditch divide
• location	about 1 mile east of Gully Camp, Delaware
• coordinates	38°44′27″N 075°31′08″W[1]
• elevation	40 ft (12 m)[2]
Mouth	Gravelly Branch
• location	about 0.25 miles east of Coverdale Crossroads, Delaware
• coordinates	38°42′58″N 075°31′30″W[1]
• elevation	29 ft (8.8 m)[3]
Length	2.55 mi (4.10 km)[4]
Basin size	2.37 square miles (6.1 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Gravelly Branch (Collins Pond)
• average	2.89 cu ft/s (0.082 m3/s) at mouth with Gravelly Branch[5]
Basin features
Progression	Gravelly Branch → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[4]
River system	Nanticoke River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Waterbodies	Collins Pond
Bridges	Chaplins Chapel Road, Russell Road

Course

Tussocky Branch rises on the Gully Camp Ditch divide about 1 mile east of Gully Camp, Delaware, and then flows south to join Gravelly Branch about 0.25 miles east of Coverdale Crossroads.^[3]

Watershed

Tussocky Branch drains 2.37 square miles (6.1 km²) of area, receives about 45.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 718.06, and is about 16% forested.^[5]

See also

• List of rivers of Delaware