Tubbs Branch is a 0.92 mi (1.48 km) long 2nd order tributary to Deep Creek in Sussex County, Delaware.
| Tubbs Branch Tributary to Deep Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Tubbs Branch mouth  Tubbs Branch (Deep Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | confluence of Cool Branch and Graham Branch |
| • location | about 0.5 miles south of Concord, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 38°37′55″N 075°33′40″W / 38.63194°N 75.56111°W[1] |
| • elevation | 18 ft (5.5 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Deep Creek |
• location | Concord, Delaware |
• coordinates | 38°38′33″N 075°33′52″W / 38.64250°N 75.56444°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[3] |
| Length | 0.92 mi (1.48 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 3.85 square miles (10.0 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Deep Creek |
| • average | 4.65 cu ft/s (0.132 m3/s) at mouth with Deep Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Tubbs Branch → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[4] |
| River system | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Cool Branch |
| • right | Graham Branch |
| Bridges | Bethel-Concord Road, DE 20 |
Course
Tubbs Branch is formed at the confluence of Cool Branch and Graham Branch about 0.5 miles south of Concord, Delaware, and then flows north to join Deep Creek at Concord.[3]
Watershed
Tubbs Branch drains 3.85 square miles (10.0 km2) of area, receives about 45.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 656.78, and is about 8% forested.[5]