Watershed Description

Tanyard Branch is a small tributary that flows to the Choptank River and then on the Chesapeake Bay.

Watershed Area:  805 acres (326 hectares)

Location:  Northwestern New Castle County in southwestern Delaware between the Choptank River on the north and the Marshyhope River on the south.

Flow Direction:  West towards

Characteristics:  Agricultural watershed with flat terrain.

Major Vegetation Communities/Land Covers

 

Agriculture accounts for about 3/4 of the land use in this watershed.  Red Maple-Gum Successional Swamp Forest is ranked #2 and is the largest “natural community” type.  Virginia Pine Successional Forest ranks #3.  Early to Mid-Successional Loblolly Pine Forest ranks as #4.  Mid-Atlantic Mesic Mixed Hardwood Forest finishes the list at #5.

Tanyard Branch Vegetation Communities/Land Covers (Top 5 for 2007)
Vegetation Community/Land Cover	Acres	Hectares
Agricultural Field	622.00	252.00
Red Maple-Gum Successional Swamp Forest	52.00	21.00
Virginia Pine Successional Forest	51.00	21.00
Early to Mid-Successional Loblolly Pine Forest	35.00	14.00
Mid-Atlantic Mesic Mixed Hardwood Forest	31.00	12.00

*The table above is subject to change with more watershed mapping.

Managed Lands

 

• None

Links of Interest

 

• None

Vegetation Community/Land Cover Maps Available

 

One vegetation community/land cover map based on 2007 aerial imagery is available in .pdf format.  The map is considered to be completed.  Email robcoxe@baccharisconsulting.com for shapefile requests.