Tussocky Branch (Broad Creek tributary)
| Tussocky Branch Tributary to Broad Creek | |
|---|---|
Location of Tussocky Branch mouth Tussocky Branch (Broad Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Barren Creek divide |
| • location | about 1 mile east of Susan Beach Corner, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 38°28′11″N 075°37′22″W / 38.46972°N 75.62278°W |
| • elevation | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Mouth | Broad Creek |
• location | Portsville, Delaware |
• coordinates | 38°33′47″N 075°37′47″W / 38.56306°N 75.62972°W |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Length | 7.54 mi (12.13 km) |
| Basin size | 10.49 square miles (27.2 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Broad Creek |
| • average | 12.17 cu ft/s (0.345 m3/s) at mouth with Broad Creek |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Broad Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Wheeling Branch Turkey Branch |
| • right | Mill Branch |
| Waterbodies | Tussock Pond Portsville Millpond |
| Bridges | Susan Beach Road, Branch School Road, DE 24, Airport Road, Shell Bridge Road |
Tussocky Branch is a 7.54 mi (12.13 km) long 2nd order tributary to Broad Creek in Sussex County, Delaware.