Tussocky Branch (Gravelly Branch tributary)
Stream in Delaware, USA
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Tussocky Branch is a 2.55 mi (4.10 km) long 1st order tributary to Gravelly Branch in Sussex County, Delaware.
| Tussocky Branch Tributary to Gravelly Branch | |
|---|---|
  Location of Tussocky Branch mouth  Tussocky Branch (Gravelly Branch tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Gully Camp Ditch divide |
| • location | about 1 mile east of Gully Camp, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 38°44′27″N 075°31′08″W[1] |
| • elevation | 40 ft (12 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Gravelly Branch |
• location | about 0.25 miles east of Coverdale Crossroads, Delaware |
• coordinates | 38°42′58″N 075°31′30″W[1] |
• elevation | 29 ft (8.8 m)[3] |
| Length | 2.55 mi (4.10 km)[4] |
Basin size | 2.37 square miles (6.1 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Gravelly Branch (Collins Pond) |
| • average | 2.89 cu ft/s (0.082 m3/s) at mouth with Gravelly Branch[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Gravelly Branch → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[4] |
| River system | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Waterbodies | Collins Pond |
| Bridges | Chaplins Chapel Road, Russell Road |
Course
Tussocky Branch rises on the Gully Camp Ditch divide about 1 mile east of Gully Camp, Delaware, and then flows south to join Gravelly Branch about 0.25 miles east of Coverdale Crossroads.[3]
Watershed
Tussocky Branch drains 2.37 square miles (6.1 km2) of area, receives about 45.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 718.06, and is about 16% forested.[5]