James Branch (Broad Creek tributary)

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]

James Branch Tributary to Broad Creek
James Branch looking downstream from DE Route 24 crossing
Location of James Branch mouth James Branch (Broad Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware Maryland
Counties	Sussex Wicomico
Physical characteristics
Source	divide between James Branch and Wicomico River
• location	about 3 miles east of Delmar, Delaware[1]
• coordinates	38°27′36″N 075°30′14″W[2]
• elevation	55 ft (17 m)[1]
Mouth	Records Pond (Broad Creek)
• location	Laurel, Delaware[1]
• coordinates	38°33′21″N 075°32′46″W[2]
• elevation	3 ft (0.91 m)[1]
Length	10.97 mi (17.65 km)[3]
Basin size	70.1 square miles (182 km^2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Records Pond (Broad Creek)
• average	84.31 cu ft/s (2.387 m^3/s) at mouth with Records Pond[4]
Basin features
Progression	west
River system	Nanticoke River
Tributaries
• left	Old Forge Branch
• right	Figgs Ditch Morris Branch Wards Branch Hitch Pond Branch Gordon Branch
Waterbodies	Ellis Pond Trussum Pond

See also

• List of Delaware rivers
• List of rivers of Maryland

References

1. "James Branch Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Laurel Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
2. "GNIS Detail - James Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
4. "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.

External links

• James Branch Nature Preserve