Miles Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary)
| Miles Branch Tributary to Marshyhope Creek | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Dorchester Caroline |
| Town | Federalsburg |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Horse Pen Branch divide |
| • location | about 3 miles southeast of Federalsburg, Maryland |
| • coordinates | 38°40′23.41″N 075°43′1.75″W / 38.6731694°N 75.7171528°W |
| • elevation | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Mouth | Marshyhope Creek |
• location | southeast end of Federalsburg, Maryland |
• coordinates | 38°41′8.41″N 075°46′9.76″W / 38.6856694°N 75.7693778°W |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Length | 3.17 mi (5.10 km) |
| Basin size | 2.18 square miles (5.6 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Marshyhope Creek |
| • average | 2.55 cu ft/s (0.072 m3/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Marshyhope Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Kinder Road, Guard Road, Wright Road |
Miles Branch is a 3.17 mi (5.10 km) long first-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Dorchester County, Maryland. For part of its length, this stream forms the boundary of Caroline and Dorchester Counties.