Whartons Branch is a 4.85 mi (7.81 km) long 2nd order tributary to Indian River, in Sussex County, Delaware.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Whartin's Branch

Course

Whartons Branch rises on the Unity Branch divide about 0.1 miles south of Mission in Sussex County, Delaware. Whartons Branch then flows in a semi-circular route before turning north to meet Indian River at Old Landing, Delaware.[2]

Watershed

Whartons Branch drains 15.60 square miles (40.4 km2) of area, receives about 45.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 827.12 and is about 5.4% forested.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Whartons Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Whartons Branch Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Millsboro Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Whartons Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 23 February 2020.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whartons_Branch_(Indian_River_tributary)
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