Horsepen Arm

Horsepen Arm
Tributary to Marshyhope Creek
Location of Horsepen Arm mouth
Horsepen Arm (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
Physical characteristics
SourceMarsh Branch divide
  locationabout 0.5 miles east of Anthonys Corner, Delaware
  coordinates38°58′52.00″N 075°40′10.00″W / 38.9811111°N 75.6694444°W / 38.9811111; -75.6694444
  elevation60 ft (18 m)
MouthMarshyhope Creek
  location
Hollandsville, Delaware
  coordinates
38°55′17.41″N 075°38′21.74″W / 38.9215028°N 75.6393722°W / 38.9215028; -75.6393722
  elevation
49 ft (15 m)
Length5.54 mi (8.92 km)
Basin size6.97 square miles (18.1 km2)
Discharge 
  locationMarshyhope Creek
  average8.41 cu ft/s (0.238 m3/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek
Basin features
ProgressionMarshyhope CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesFox Hunters Road, Whiteleysburg Road

Horsepen Arm is a 5.54 mi (8.92 km) long second-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Kent County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.