Iron Branch (Whartons Branch tributary)

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| name = Iron Branch

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| name_other = Tributary to Whartons Branch

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| image = Iron Branch in Delaware.jpg

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| image_caption = Iron Branch in Delaware

| image_alt = Picture of Iron Branch in Delaware

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| map_caption = Mouth of Iron Branch

| map_alt = Map of Iron Branch mouth

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| pushpin_map_alt = Location of Iron Branch mouth

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| subdivision_name1 = United States

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| subdivision_name2 = Delaware

| subdivision_type3 = County

| subdivision_name3 = Sussex

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| length = {{convert|1.16|mi|km|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=ArcGIS Web Application |url=https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ada349b90c26496ea52aab66a092593b |website=epa.maps.arcgis.com |publisher=US EPA |accessdate=17 February 2020}}

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| discharge1_avg = {{convert|12.77|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}} at mouth with Whartons Branch{{cite web |title=Iron Branch Watershed Report |url=https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=8408945 |website=Waters Geoviewer |publisher=US EPA |accessdate=23 February 2020}}

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| source1 = confluence of Wiley Branch Ditch and Houston-Thorogood Ditch

| source1_location = about 0.5 miles west-southwest of Phillips Hill

| source1_coordinates= {{coord|38|33|41|N|075|18|59|W|display=inline}}{{cite web |title=GNIS Detail - Iron Branch |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:0::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:214149,Iron%20Branch |website=geonames.usgs.gov |publisher=US Geological Survey |accessdate=23 February 2020 |language=en-us}}

| source1_elevation = {{convert|29|ft|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=Iron Branch Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Millsboro Area) |url=https://www.topozone.com/delaware/sussex-de/stream/iron-branch/ |website=TopoZone |publisher=Locality, LLC |accessdate=23 February 2020 |language=en}}

| mouth = Whartons Branch

| mouth_location = Riverview, Delaware

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| progression = generally northeast

| river_system = Indian River

| basin_size = {{convert|15.09|sqmi}}

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| tributaries_left = Wiley Branch Ditch

| tributaries_right = Houston-Thorogood Ditch

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| bridges = Handy Road
US 113
Mitchell Street

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Iron Branch is a {{convert|1.16|mi|km|abbr=on}} long 2nd order tributary to Whartons Branch, in Sussex County, Delaware.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:

  • Duck Head Creek

Course

Iron Branch is formed at the confluence of Wiley Branch Ditch and Houston-Thorogood Ditch about 0.5 miles west-southwest of Phillips Hill in Sussex County, Delaware. Iron Branch then flows generally northeast to meet Whartons Branch at Riverview, Delaware.

Watershed

Iron Branch drains {{convert|15.09|sqmi}} of area, receives about 45.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 834.86 and is about 5.6% forested.

See also

References

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Category:Rivers of Delaware

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