| Wheeling Branch | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Tussocky Branch |
| Map Size: | 180 |
| Pushpin Map: | Delaware#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 180 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Wheeling Branch mouth |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Wheeling Branch mouth location |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Delaware |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Sussex |
| Length: | 2.45miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Tussocky Branch |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 1.55cuft/s at mouth with Tussocky Branch[2] |
| Source1: | Tussocky Branch divide |
| Source1 Location: | about 1 mile southeast of Ralphs, Delaware[3] |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 38.4844°N -75.6206°W[4] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 47feet |
| Mouth: | Tussocky Branch |
| Mouth Location: | about 0.5 miles east of Ralphs, Delaware[5] |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 38.4997°N -75.6192°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 45feet |
| Progression: | Tussocky Branch → Broad Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
| Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges: | Pine Branch Road |
Wheeling Branch is a 2.45miles long 1st order tributary to Tussocky Branch in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[4]
Wheeling Branch rises about 1 mile southeast of Ralphs, Delaware[3] and then flows north-northwest into Tussocky Branch about 0.5 miles east of Ralphs, Delaware.[5]
Wheeling Branch drains of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 1,092.57 and is about 11% forested.[2]