Meadow Branch (Little Creek tributary)
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| Meadow Branch Tributary to Little Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Meadow Branch mouth  Meadow Branch (Little Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Wood Creek and Jackson Branch divide |
| • location | Delmar, Delaware[1] |
| • coordinates | 38°28′01″N 075°32′59″W / 38.46694°N 75.54972°W[2] |
| • elevation | 50 ft (15 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Little Creek |
• location | about 2 miles south of Laurel, Delaware[3] |
• coordinates | 38°31′16″N 075°34′42″W / 38.52111°N 75.57833°W[2] |
• elevation | 23 ft (7.0 m)[3] |
| Length | 5.83 mi (9.38 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 8.37 square miles (21.7 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Little Creek |
| • average | 9.84 cu ft/s (0.279 m3/s) at mouth with Little Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Little Creek → Broad Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[4] |
| River system | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | US 13, Raceway Road, Bi State Boulevard, Old Crow Road, Bacons Road |
Meadow Branch is a 5.83 mi (9.38 km) long 3rd order tributary to Little Creek in Sussex County, Delaware. Meadow Branch forms Little Creek along with Holly Branch.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[2]
- Little Creek
Course
Meadow Branch rises in Delmar, Delaware[1] and then flows northwest and north into Little Creek about 2 miles south of Laurel.[3]
