Double Fork Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary)

Double Fork Branch
Tributary to Marshyhope Creek
Location of Double Fork Branch mouth
Double Fork Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceCart Branch divide
  locationabout 1-mile west-northwest of Greenwood, Delaware
  coordinates38°48′55.00″N 075°37′39.00″W / 38.8152778°N 75.6275000°W / 38.8152778; -75.6275000
  elevation50 ft (15 m)
MouthMarshyhope Creek
  location
about 0.5 miles north of Woodenhawk, Delaware
  coordinates
38°48′24.41″N 075°41′21.75″W / 38.8067806°N 75.6893750°W / 38.8067806; -75.6893750
  elevation
26 ft (7.9 m)
Length3.03 mi (4.88 km)
Basin size4.68 square miles (12.1 km2)
Discharge 
  locationMarshyhope Creek
  average5.74 cu ft/s (0.163 m3/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek
Basin features
ProgressionMarshyhope CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
  leftParker and Sampson Ditch
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesBlanchard Road, Double Fork Road

Double Fork Branch is a 3.03 mi (4.88 km) long second-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Sussex County, Delaware.