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Stream in Delaware, USA
Rum Bridge Branch
Tributary to Deep Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceRaccoon Ditch divide
 • locationMcDonalds Crossroads, Delaware
 • coordinates38°40′02″N 075°26′32″W / 38.66722°N 75.44222°W / 38.66722; -75.44222
 • elevation40 ft (12 m)
MouthDeep Creek
 • locationabout 1 mile northeast of Old Furnace, Delaware
 • coordinates38°40′35″N 075°29′13″W / 38.67639°N 75.48694°W / 38.67639; -75.48694
 • elevation23 ft (7.0 m)
Length2.63 mi (4.23 km)
Basin size2.53 square miles (6.6 km)
Discharge 
 • locationDeep Creek
 • average3.11 cu ft/s (0.088 m/s) at mouth with Deep Creek
Basin features
ProgressionDeep CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesRaccoon 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.

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.

Watershed

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "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. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Rum Bridge Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 23 May 2021.

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