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Gravelly Branch (Nanticoke River tributary)

Gravelly Branch is a long 4th order tributary to the Nanticoke River in Sussex County, Delaware.

Variant names

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

  • Gravel Creek
  • Gravely Branch

Course

Gravelly Branch rises in Ellendale Swamp on the Sowbridge Branch divide about 1 mile south-southeast of Ellendale, Delaware, and then flows southwest to join the Nanticoke River about 2 miles northeast of Middleford.

Watershed

Gravelly Branch drains of area, receives about 45.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 741.95, and is about 19% forested.

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