Houston Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary) facts for kids
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Houston Branch looking downstream towards Delaware Stateline from Handy Road
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Location of Houston Branch mouth
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| Other name(s) | Tributary to Marshyhope Creek |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland Delaware |
| Counties | Caroline Sussex |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | divide between Houston Branch and Clear Brook (Nanticoke River) about 1 mile west of Atlanta, Delaware 40 ft (12 m) 38°42′27″N 075°41′07″W / 38.70750°N 75.68528°W |
| River mouth | Marshyhope Creek about 3 miles northeast of Nichols, Maryland 10 ft (3.0 m) 38°44′32″N 075°45′08″W / 38.74222°N 75.75222°W |
| Length | 6.47 mi (10.41 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | southwest then northwest |
| River system | Nanticoke River |
| Basin size | 10.26 square miles (26.6 km2) |
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Houston Branch is a 10.26 mi (16.51 km) long tributary to Marshyhope Creek that rises in western Sussex County, Delaware and flows west into Caroline County, Maryland.
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