Gravelly Branch (Nanticoke River tributary)
# Gravelly Branch (Nanticoke River tributary)

Gravelly Branch is a 13.12 mi (21.11 km) long 4th order tributary to the Nanticoke River in Sussex County, Delaware.

## Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:

* Gravel Creek
* Gravely Branch

## Course

Gravelly Branch rises in Ellendale Swamp on the Sowbridge Branch divide about 1 mile south-southeast of Ellendale, Delaware, and then flows southwest to join the Nanticoke River about 2 miles northeast of Middleford.

## Watershed

Gravelly Branch drains 39.09 square miles (101.2 $km^2)$ of area, receives about 45.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 741.95, and is about 19% forested.

