Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 582839

Location

State Maryland

County Dorchester

Feature Class Stream

Coordinates

DMS

38°31'38"N 75°45'24"W

Decimal Degrees

38.527338, -75.7565997

Elevation

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USGS 7.5′ Quad Map

Quad Name Rhodesdale

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Protected Areas

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Nearest Populated Place

Walnut Landing

0.5 mi WNW

Also Known As

Brights Branch Marshy Hope Marshy-Hope Branch Marshy Hope Creek Marshyhope Ditch Marshy Hope Ditch Northwest Fork North-West Fork Northwest Fork of Nanticoke Northwest Fork River Northwest Prong of Nanticoke West Branch of Nanticoke River West Fork of Nanticoke

Hydrography

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Description

Heads in Delaware at junction of Marshyhope Ditch and Horsepen Arm and flows SSW into Maryland, to the Nanticoke River, 22.4 km (14 mi) NW of Salisbury. (US-T121)

Nearby Features

Fork Point Cape · 0.2 mi S
Big Creek Stream · 0.3 mi W
Reconow Creek Stream · 0.4 mi SE
Rose Ditch Canal · 0.5 mi SSW
Hollering Point Cape · 0.5 mi SSE
Walnut Landing Populated Place · 0.5 mi WNW
Red Banks Bar · 0.6 mi N
Laytons Ditch Canal · 0.6 mi WSW
Stony Bar Creek Stream · 0.7 mi NW
Plum Creek Stream · 0.8 mi NE