Miles Branch | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Marshyhope Creek |
Map Size: | 250 |
Pushpin Map: | Maryland#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Miles Branch mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Miles Branch mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Maryland |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Dorchester Caroline |
Subdivision Type4: | Town |
Subdivision Name4: | Federalsburg |
Length: | 3.17miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Marshyhope Creek |
Discharge1 Avg: | 2.55cuft/s at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[2] |
Source1: | Horse Pen Branch divide |
Source1 Location: | about 3 miles southeast of Federalsburg, Maryland |
Source1 Coordinates: | 38.6732°N -75.7172°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 43feet |
Mouth: | Marshyhope Creek |
Mouth Location: | southeast end of Federalsburg, Maryland |
Mouth Coordinates: | 38.6857°N -75.7694°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 0feet |
Progression: | Marshyhope Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Nanticoke River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Kinder Road, Guard Road, Wright Road |
Miles Branch is a 3.17miles long first-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Dorchester County, Maryland. For part of its length, this stream forms the boundary of Caroline and Dorchester Counties.
Miles Branch rises about southeast of Federalsburg, Maryland in Caroline County and then flows generally northwest to join Marshyhope Creek in the southeast end of Federalsburg, Maryland.[3]
Miles Branch drains of area, receives about 44.6 in/year of precipitation, and is about 13.57% forested.[2]