McColleys Branch

McColleys Branch
Tributary to Deep Creek
Location of McColleys Branch mouth
McColleys Branch (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceHorse Pound Swamp Ditch divide
  locationabout 0.5 miles southwest of Bull Pine Corners, Delaware
  coordinates38°41′00″N 075°25′58″W / 38.68333°N 75.43278°W / 38.68333; -75.43278
  elevation45 ft (14 m)
MouthDeep Creek
  location
about 3 miles southeast of Coverdale Crossroads, Delaware
  coordinates
38°41′07″N 075°28′48″W / 38.68528°N 75.48000°W / 38.68528; -75.48000
  elevation
23 ft (7.0 m)
Length4.28 mi (6.89 km)
Basin size11.84 square miles (30.7 km2)
Discharge 
  locationDeep Creek
  average14.54 cu ft/s (0.412 m3/s) at mouth with Deep Creek
Basin features
ProgressionDeep CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
  leftRaccoon Ditch
  rightNew Ditch
Layton-Vaugh Ditch
BridgesE Trap Pond Road, US 9, Warrington Road, Asbury Road, Raccoon Ditch Road, Rum Bridge Road

McColleys Branch is a 4.28 mi (6.89 km) long 2nd order tributary to Deep Creek in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.