Tull Branch

Stream in Maryland, USA

38°45′29.41″N 075°49′40.76″W / 38.7581694°N 75.8279889°W / 38.7581694; -75.8279889^[1] • elevation48 ft (15 m)^[1] MouthMarshyhope Creek

• location

about 1.5 miles north of Federalsburg, Maryland^[1]

• coordinates

38°43′5.41″N 075°46′11.76″W / 38.7181694°N 75.7699333°W / 38.7181694; -75.7699333^[1]

• elevation

5 ft (1.5 m)^[1]Length4.03 mi (6.49 km)^[2]Basin size4.94 square miles (12.8 km²)^[3]Discharge • locationMarshyhope Creek • average5.72 cu ft/s (0.162 m³/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek^[3] Basin featuresProgressionMarshyhope Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic OceanRiver systemNanticoke RiverTributaries • leftunnamed tributaries • rightunnamed tributariesBridgesAmerican Corner Road, Howard Road, Federalsburg Highway, Long Swamp Road, Smithville Road

Tull Branch is a 4.03 mi (6.49 km) long second-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Caroline County, Maryland. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.^[1]

Course

Tull Branch rises about 5 miles (8.0 km) north-northwest of Federalsburg, Maryland and then flows southeast to join Marshyhope Creek about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Federalsburg, Maryland.^[1]

Watershed

Tull Branch drains 4.94 square miles (12.8 km²) of area, receives about 44.5 in/year of precipitation, and is about 10.31% forested.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Tull Branch Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved December 8, 2022.