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Cool Branch (Tubbs Branch tributary)

Coordinates: 38°37′55″N 075°33′39″W / 38.63194°N 75.56083°W / 38.63194; -75.56083
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Cool Branch
Tributary to Tubbs Branch
Map of Cool Branch mouth location
Map of Cool Branch mouth location
Location of Cool Branch mouth
Map of Cool Branch mouth location
Map of Cool Branch mouth location
Cool Branch (Tubbs Branch tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceTyndall and James Ditch divide
 • locationabout 2 miles northwest of Sycamore, Delaware
 • coordinates38°36′24″N 075°31′39″W / 38.60667°N 75.52750°W / 38.60667; -75.52750[1]
 • elevation39 ft (12 m)[2]
MouthTubbs Branch
 • location
about 0.5 miles south of Concord, Delaware
 • coordinates
38°37′55″N 075°33′39″W / 38.63194°N 75.56083°W / 38.63194; -75.56083[1]
 • elevation
18 ft (5.5 m)[3]
Length2.85 mi (4.59 km)[4]
Basin size2.24 square miles (5.8 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationTubbs Branch
 • average2.71 cu ft/s (0.077 m3/s) at mouth with Tubbs Branch[5]
Basin features
ProgressionTubbs BranchDeep CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake Bay[4]
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesCool Branch Road, Fire Tower Road, Bunny Lane

Cool Branch is a 2.85 mi (4.59 km) long 2nd order tributary to Tubbs Branch in Sussex County, Delaware.

Course

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Cool Branch rises about 2 miles northwest of Sycamore, Delaware, and then flows northwest to join Tubbs Branch about 0.5 miles south of Concord.[3]

Watershed

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Cool Branch drains 2.24 square miles (5.8 km2) of area, receives about 45.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 681.87, and is about 8% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Cool Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Cool Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 May 2021.