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
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]
Length	6.47 mi (10.41 km)[3]
Basin size	10.26 square miles (26.6 km^2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Marshyhope Creek
• average	12.12 cu ft/s (0.343 m^3/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[4]
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

1. "Brights Branch Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Seaford West Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
2. "GNIS Detail - Houston Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
4. "Houston Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 3 August 2019.