Round Pole Branch

Stream in Delaware, USA
38°42′56.41″N 075°19′25.69″W / 38.7156694°N 75.3238028°W / 38.7156694; -75.3238028[1] • elevation40 ft (12 m)[1] MouthBroadkill River
 • location
Milton, Delaware
 • coordinates
38°46′34.40″N 075°18′11.69″W / 38.7762222°N 75.3032472°W / 38.7762222; -75.3032472[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[1]Length5.24 mi (8.43 km)[2]Basin size7.14 square miles (18.5 km2)[3]Discharge  • locationBroadkill River • average8.52 cu ft/s (0.241 m3/s) at mouth with Broadkill River[3] Basin featuresProgressionBroadkill River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean[2]River systemBroadkill RiverTributaries  • leftunnamed tributaries • rightunnamed tributariesBridgesHarbeson Road, Cave Neck Road

Round Pole Branch is a 5.24 mi (8.43 km) long first-order tributary to the Broadkill River in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Course

Round Pole Branch rises on the Sockorockets Ditch divide at Gravel Hill, Delaware and then flows generally north-northeast to join the Broadkill River at Milton, Delaware.[1]

Watershed

Round Pole Branch drains 7.14 square miles (18.5 km2) of area, receives about 45.1 in/year of precipitation, and is about 24.30% forested.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Beaverdam Creek Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
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