Wheeling Branch

Wheeling Branch is a 2.45 mi (3.94 km) long 1st order tributary to Tussocky Branch in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.^[2]

Wheeling Branch Tributary to Tussocky Branch
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Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Sussex
Physical characteristics
Source	Tussocky Branch divide
• location	about 1 mile southeast of Ralphs, Delaware[1]
• coordinates	38°29′04″N 075°37′14″W[2]
• elevation	47 ft (14 m)[1]
Mouth	Tussocky Branch
• location	about 0.5 miles east of Ralphs, Delaware[3]
• coordinates	38°29′59″N 075°37′09″W[2]
• elevation	45 ft (14 m)[3]
Length	2.45 mi (3.94 km)[4]
Basin size	1.32 square miles (3.4 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Tussocky Branch
• average	1.55 cu ft/s (0.044 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	Pine Branch Road

Course

Wheeling Branch rises about 1 mile southeast of Ralphs, Delaware^[1] and then flows north-northwest into Tussocky Branch about 0.5 miles east of Ralphs, Delaware.^[3]

Watershed

Wheeling Branch drains 1.32 square miles (3.4 km²) of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 1,092.57 and is about 11% forested.^[5]

See also

• List of Delaware rivers