Rum Bridge Branch

Stream in Delaware, USA
38°40′02″N 075°26′32″W / 38.66722°N 75.44222°W / 38.66722; -75.44222[1] • elevation40 ft (12 m)[2] MouthDeep Creek
 • location
about 1 mile northeast of Old Furnace, Delaware
 • coordinates
38°40′35″N 075°29′13″W / 38.67639°N 75.48694°W / 38.67639; -75.48694[1]
 • elevation
23 ft (7.0 m)[3]Length2.63 mi (4.23 km)[4]Basin size2.53 square miles (6.6 km2)[5]Discharge  • locationDeep Creek • average3.11 cu ft/s (0.088 m3/s) at mouth with Deep Creek[5] Basin featuresProgressionDeep Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[4]River systemNanticoke RiverTributaries  • leftunnamed tributaries • rightunnamed tributariesBridgesRaccoon Ditch Road, Rum Bridge Road

Rum Bridge Branch is a 2.63 mi (4.23 km) long 2nd order tributary to Deep Creek in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Course

Rum Bridge Branch rises on the Raccoon Branch divide at McDonalds Crossroads, Delaware, and then flows west-northwest to join Deep Creek about 1 mile northeast of Old Furnace.[3]

Watershed

Rum Bridge Branch drains 2.53 square miles (6.6 km2) of area, receives about 45.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 667.16, and is about 33% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Rum Bridge Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Rum Bridge Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
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