James Branch (Broad Creek tributary)

James Branch
Tributary to Broad Creek
James Branch looking downstream from DE Route 24 crossing
James Branch (Broad Creek tributary) is located in Delaware
James Branch (Broad Creek tributary)
Location of James Branch mouth
James Branch (Broad Creek tributary) is located in the United States
James Branch (Broad Creek tributary)
James Branch (Broad Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
Maryland
CountiesSussex
Wicomico
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between James Branch and Wicomico River
 • locationabout 3 miles east of Delmar, Delaware[2]
 • coordinates38°27′36″N 075°30′14″W / 38.46000°N 75.50389°W / 38.46000; -75.50389[1]
 • elevation55 ft (17 m)[2]
MouthRecords Pond (Broad Creek)
 • location
Laurel, Delaware[2]
 • coordinates
38°33′21″N 075°32′46″W / 38.55583°N 75.54611°W / 38.55583; -75.54611[1]
 • elevation
3 ft (0.91 m)[2]
Length10.97 mi (17.65 km)[3]
Basin size70.1 square miles (182 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationRecords Pond (Broad Creek)
 • average84.31 cu ft/s (2.387 m3/s) at mouth with Records Pond[4]
Basin features
Progressionwest
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftOld Forge Branch
 • rightFiggs Ditch
Morris Branch
Wards Branch
Hitch Pond Branch
Gordon Branch
WaterbodiesEllis Pond
Trussum Pond

James Branch is a 10.97 mi (17.65 km) long tributary to Records Pond (Broad Creek) that rises in northern Wicomico County, Maryland and flows north into Sussex County, Delaware. James Branch is listed as a state-protected paddling trail by Delaware.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - James Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "James Branch Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Laurel Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b "James Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Alone among 'The Ancients' - Find Your Chesapeake". www.findyourchesapeake.com. Chesapeake Conservancy. Chesapeake Conervancy. April 1, 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2019.


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