Houston Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary)
Houston Branch is a 10.26 mi (16.51 km) long tributary to Marshyhope Creek that rises in western Sussex County, Delaware and flows west into Caroline County, Maryland.
| Houston Branch Tributary to Marshyhope Creek | |
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 Houston Branch looking downstream towards Delaware Stateline from Handy Road | |
  Location of Houston Branch mouth  Houston Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland Delaware |
| Counties | Caroline Sussex |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Houston Branch and Clear Brook (Nanticoke River) |
| ⁃ location | about 1 mile west of Atlanta, Delaware[1] |
| ⁃ coordinates | 38°42′27″N 075°41′07″W[2] |
| ⁃ elevation | 40 ft (12 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Marshyhope Creek |
⁃ location | about 3 miles northeast of Nichols, Maryland[1] |
⁃ coordinates | 38°44′32″N 075°45′08″W[2] |
⁃ elevation | 10 ft (3.0 m)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | southwest then northwest |
| River system | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| ⁃ left | unnamed tributaries |
| ⁃ right | Brights Branch |
See also
- List of Delaware rivers
- List of rivers of Maryland
References
- "Brights Branch Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Seaford West Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- "GNIS Detail - Houston Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
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