Wolfpit Branch (Sullivan Branch tributary)

Wolfpit Branch is a 3.55 mi (5.71 km) long first-order tributary to Sullivan Branch in Caroline County, Maryland.

Wolfpit Branch Tributary to Sullivan Branch
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Location
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Caroline
Physical characteristics
Source	Tommy Wright Branch divide
• location	about 1 mile south of Concord, Maryland
• coordinates	38°47′25.00″N 075°46′59.99″W[1]
• elevation	52 ft (16 m)[1]
Mouth	Sullivan Branch
• location	Agner, Maryland[1]
• coordinates	38°45′13.41″N 075°46′56.76″W[1]
• elevation	30 ft (9.1 m)[1]
Length	3.55 mi (5.71 km)[2]
Basin size	3.33 square miles (8.6 km2)[3]
Discharge
• location	Sullivan Branch
• average	3.87 cu ft/s (0.110 m3/s) at mouth with Sullivan Branch[3]
Basin features
Progression	Sullivan Branch → Marshyhope Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Nanticoke River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Federalsburg Highway, Possum Hill Road, Chipmans Lane

Course

Wolfpit Branch rises about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Concord, Maryland, and then flows generally south to join Raccoon Branch to form Sullivan Branch at Agner, Maryland.^[1]

Watershed

Wolfpit Branch drains 3.33 square miles (8.6 km²) of area, receives about 44.6 in/year of precipitation, and is about 17.92% forested.^[3]

See also

• List of Maryland rivers