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Tanyard Branch
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Tanyard Branch in Delaware
Tanyard Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary) is located in Maryland
Tanyard Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary)
Tanyard Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Tanyard Branch (Marshyhope Creek tributary)
Location of Tanyard Branch mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Marshyhope Creek
Country United States
State Maryland
Delaware
Counties Caroline
Sussex
Physical characteristics
Main source divide between Tanyard Branch and Bucks Branch of Clear Brook Creek
about 2 miles southwest of Atlanta, Delaware
50 ft (15 m)
38°41′42″N 075°41′26″W / 38.69500°N 75.69056°W / 38.69500; -75.69056
River mouth Marshyhope Creek
Federalsburg, Maryland
5 ft (1.5 m)
38°41′11″N 075°46′21″W / 38.68639°N 75.77250°W / 38.68639; -75.77250
Length 4.96 mi (7.98 km)
Basin features
Progression west
River system Nanticoke River
Basin size 4.93 square miles (12.8 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    unnamed tributaries
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries
Waterbodies Lake Chambers

Tanyard Branch is a 4.96 mi (7.98 km) long tributary to Marshyhope Creek that rises in western Sussex County, Delaware and flows west into Caroline County, Maryland.

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