Marshyhope Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
, accessed April 1, 2011

tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...

of the Nanticoke River on the

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. It rises in Kent County,

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, and runs through Caroline County,

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, and

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. Marshyhope Creek begins in southwestern Kent County, Delaware, near the city of Harrington, and ends at the Nanticoke River, near

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. The entire watershed is in the coastal plain and reaches sea level at Federalsburg, The head of navigation. There are several small creeks on the western shore, including Faulkner Branch, Sullivan Branch, Capital Branch, Green Branch, and Horsepen Arm. On the eastern shore the small creeks include Tanyard Branch, Houston Branch, Jones Mill Branch, Double Fork Branch, Quarter Branch, Tomahawk Branch, and Prospect Point Branch.

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*United States Geological Survey. 7.5 minute series topographic quadrangles Tributaries of the Nanticoke River Rivers of Delaware Rivers of Maryland Rivers of Kent County, Delaware Rivers of Caroline County, Maryland Rivers of Dorchester County, Maryland {{Maryland-river-stub

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