McColleys Branch is a long 2nd order tributary to
Deep Creek in
Sussex County, Delaware
Sussex County is a county in the southern part of the U.S. state of Delaware, on the Delmarva Peninsula. As of the 2020 census, the population was 237,378, making it the state's second most populated county behind New Castle and ahead of Ke ...
. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
Variant names
According to the
Geographic Names Information System
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, it has also been known historically as:
*McColley Branch
*New Ditch
Course
McColleys Branch rises on the Horse Pound Swamp Ditch divide about 0.5 miles southwest of Bull Pine Corners, Delaware, and then flows northwesterly to join
Deep Creek about 3 miles southeast of Coverdale Crossroads.
Watershed
McColleys Branch drains of area, receives about 45.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 708.10, and is about 22% forested.
See also
*
List of rivers of Delaware
List of rivers in Delaware (U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by name.
Major rivers and creeks (28)
*Appoquinimink River
* Blackbird Creek
* Brandywine Creek
* Broad Creek
* Broadkill River
*Choptank River
*Christina River
*Delaware River
...
References
Rivers of Delaware
Rivers of Sussex County, Delaware
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