Chapel Branch (Lewes Creek tributary)
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| Chapel Branch Tributary to Lewes Creek | |
|---|---|
 Chapel Branch from Chapel Branch Nature Preserve | |
  Location of Chapel Branch mouth  Chapel Branch (Lewes Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Chapel Branch and Tanyard Branch |
| • location | about 1 mile south of Atlanta, Delaware[1] |
| • coordinates | 38°41′22″N 075°40′37″W / 38.68944°N 75.67694°W[2] |
| • elevation | 45 ft (14 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Lewes Creek |
• location | Seaford, Delaware[1] |
• coordinates | 38°37′13″N 075°38′16″W / 38.62028°N 75.63778°W[2] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[1] |
| Length | 6.4 mi (10.3 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 7.14 square miles (18.5 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Lewes Creek |
| • average | 8.45 cu ft/s (0.239 m3/s) at mouth with Lewes Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | southeast |
| River system | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
Chapel Branch is a 6.4 mi (10.3 km) long tributary to Lewes Creek in Sussex County, Delaware. Lewes Creek then flows into the Nanticoke River.
