Wrights Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary)
| Wrights Branch Tributary to Marshyhope Creek | |
|---|---|
Location of Wrights Branch mouth Wrights Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Dorchester |
| Town | Hurlock |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Cabin Creek divide |
| • location | Hurlock, Maryland |
| • coordinates | 38°38′23.42″N 075°51′25.77″W / 38.6398389°N 75.8571583°W |
| • elevation | 40 ft (12 m) |
| Mouth | Marshyhope Creek |
• location | about 2 miles southeast of Hurlock, Maryland |
• coordinates | 38°36′37.42″N 075°49′27.76″W / 38.6103944°N 75.8243778°W |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Length | 2.67 mi (4.30 km) |
| Basin size | 2.89 square miles (7.5 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Marshyhope Creek |
| • average | 3.24 cu ft/s (0.092 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 | Nealson Street, Delaware Avenue, Travers Avenue, Skeet Club Road, Palmer Mill Road |
Wrights Branch is a 2.67 mi (4.30 km) long first-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Dorchester County, Maryland.