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Raccoon Branch (Sullivan Branch tributary)

Coordinates: 38°45′13.41″N 075°46′56.76″W / 38.7537250°N 75.7824333°W / 38.7537250; -75.7824333
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Raccoon Branch
Tributary to Sullivan Branch
Map of Raccoon Branch mouth location
Map of Raccoon Branch mouth location
Location of Raccoon Branch mouth
Map of Raccoon Branch mouth location
Map of Raccoon Branch mouth location
Raccoon Branch (Sullivan Branch tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountyCaroline
Physical characteristics
SourceTommy Wright Branch divide
 • locationabout 1.5 miles south of Concord, Maryland
 • coordinates38°47′3.00″N 075°46′57.00″W / 38.7841667°N 75.7825000°W / 38.7841667; -75.7825000[1]
 • elevation52 ft (16 m)[1]
MouthSullivan Branch
 • location
Agner, Maryland[1]
 • coordinates
38°45′13.41″N 075°46′56.76″W / 38.7537250°N 75.7824333°W / 38.7537250; -75.7824333[1]
 • elevation
30 ft (9.1 m)[1]
Length1.62 mi (2.61 km)[2]
Basin size1.88 square miles (4.9 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationSullivan Branch
 • average2.20 cu ft/s (0.062 m3/s) at mouth with Sullivan Branch[3]
Basin features
ProgressionSullivan BranchMarshyhope CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesChipmans Lane

Raccoon Branch is a 1.62 mi (2.61 km) long first-order tributary to Sullivan Branch in Caroline County, Maryland.

Course

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Raccoon Branch rises about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of Concord, Maryland, and then flows generally south to join Wolfpit Branch to form Sullivan Branch at Agner, Maryland.[1]

Watershed

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Raccoon Branch drains 1.88 square miles (4.9 km2) of area, receives about 44.6 in/year of precipitation, and is about 8.00% forested.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Raccoon Branch Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved December 9, 2022.