Tommy Wright Branch

Coordinates: 38°45′30.41″N 075°44′19.75″W / 38.7584472°N 75.7388194°W / 38.7584472; -75.7388194
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Tommy Wright Branch
Tributary to Marshyhope Creek
Map of Tommy Wright Branch mouth location
Map of Tommy Wright Branch mouth location
Location of Tommy Wright Branch mouth
Map of Tommy Wright Branch mouth location
Map of Tommy Wright Branch mouth location
Tommy Wright Branch (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountyCaroline
Physical characteristics
SourceMill Creek divide
 • locationabout 0.75 miles north-northeast of Concord, Maryland
 • coordinates38°48′47.41″N 075°46′48.76″W / 38.8131694°N 75.7802111°W / 38.8131694; -75.7802111[1]
 • elevation55 ft (17 m)[1]
MouthMarshyhope Creek
 • location
about 2.5 miles southwest of Smithville, Maryland[1]
 • coordinates
38°45′30.41″N 075°44′19.75″W / 38.7584472°N 75.7388194°W / 38.7584472; -75.7388194[1]
 • elevation
16 ft (4.9 m)[1]
Length5.99 mi (9.64 km)[2]
Basin size12.56 square miles (32.5 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationMarshyhope Creek
 • average14.73 cu ft/s (0.417 m3/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[3]
Basin features
ProgressionMarshyhope CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftSmithville Ditch
 • rightunnamed tributaries
WaterbodiesSmithville Lake
BridgesTrice Road, Possum Hill Road, Bloomery Road

Tommy Wright Branch is a 5.99 mi (9.64 km) long third-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Caroline County, Maryland. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Course[edit]

Tommy Wright Branch rises about 0.75 miles (1.21 km) north-northeast of Concord, Maryland and then flows southeast and turns southwest to join Marshyhope Creek about 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of Smithville, Maryland.[1]

Watershed[edit]

Tommy Wright Branch drains 12.56 square miles (32.5 km2) of area, receives about 44.6 in/year of precipitation, and is about 11.68% forested.[3]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Tommy Wright Branch Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved December 9, 2022.