Quarter Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary)
| Quarter Branch Tributary to Marshyhope Creek | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex Kent |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Cart Branch divide |
| • location | about 1.5 northwest of Greenwood, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 38°50′21.41″N 075°37′20.74″W / 38.8392806°N 75.6224278°W |
| • elevation | 60 ft (18 m) |
| Mouth | Marshyhope Creek |
• location | Adamsville, Delaware |
• coordinates | 38°49′58.41″N 075°41′7.25″W / 38.8328917°N 75.6853472°W |
• elevation | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
| Length | 4.47 mi (7.19 km) |
| Basin size | 4.72 square miles (12.2 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Marshyhope Creek |
| • average | 5.81 cu ft/s (0.165 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 | Nine Foot Road (x2), Todds Chapel Road |
Quarter Branch is a 4.49 mi (7.23 km) long second-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Kent and Sussex Counties Delaware.