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Chapel Branch (Lewes Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 38°37′13″N 075°38′16″W / 38.62028°N 75.63778°W / 38.62028; -75.63778
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Chapel Branch
Tributary to Lewes Creek
Chapel Branch from Chapel Branch Nature Preserve
Chapel Branch (Lewes Creek tributary) is located in Delaware
Chapel Branch (Lewes Creek tributary)
Location of Chapel Branch mouth
Chapel Branch (Lewes Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Chapel Branch (Lewes Creek tributary)
Chapel Branch (Lewes Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Chapel Branch and Tanyard Branch
 • locationabout 1 mile south of Atlanta, Delaware[2]
 • coordinates38°41′22″N 075°40′37″W / 38.68944°N 75.67694°W / 38.68944; -75.67694[1]
 • elevation45 ft (14 m)[2]
MouthLewes Creek
 • location
Seaford, Delaware[2]
 • coordinates
38°37′13″N 075°38′16″W / 38.62028°N 75.63778°W / 38.62028; -75.63778[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length6.4 mi (10.3 km)[3]
Basin size7.14 square miles (18.5 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationLewes Creek
 • average8.45 cu ft/s (0.239 m3/s) at mouth with Lewes Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressionsoutheast
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries

Chapel Branch is a 6.4 mi (10.3 km) long tributary to Lewes Creek in Sussex County, Delaware. Lewes Creek then flows into the Nanticoke River.

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Chapel Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Craigs Pond Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Seaford West Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Chapel Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 1 August 2019.