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Marshyhope Creek is a 37.0-mile-long (59.5 km)[8] tributary of the Nanticoke River on the Delmarva Peninsula. It rises in Kent County, Delaware, and runs through Caroline County, Maryland, and Dorchester County, Maryland.

Marshyhope Creek begins in southwestern Kent County, Delaware, near the city of Harrington, and ends at the Nanticoke River, near Sharptown, Maryland. The entire watershed is in the coastal plain and reaches sea level at Federalsburg, The head of navigation.

There are several small creeks on the western shore, including Faulkner Branch, Sullivan Branch, Capital Branch, Green Branch, and Horsepen Arm. On the eastern shore the small creeks include Tanyard Branch, Houston Branch, Jones Mill Branch, Double Fork Branch, Quarter Branch, Tomahawk Branch, and Prospect Point Branch.

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References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Marshyhope Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Marshyhope Creek Topo Map, Dorchester County MD (Rhodesdale Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  3. ^ "GNIS Detail - Marshyhope Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Marshyhope Creek Topo Map, Dorchester County MD (Rhodesdale Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  5. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Marshyhope Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Marshyhope Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 1, 2011
  • United States Geological Survey. 7.5 minute series topographic quadrangles

38°45′14″N 75°44′33″W / 38.753845°N 75.742624°W / 38.753845; -75.742624


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