Ward Branch
Tributary to Browns Branch
Ward Branch (Browns Branch tributary) is located in Delaware
Ward Branch (Browns Branch tributary)
Location of Ward Branch mouth
Ward Branch (Browns Branch tributary) is located in the United States
Ward Branch (Browns Branch tributary)
Ward Branch (Browns Branch tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
Physical characteristics
SourceLednum Branch divide
 • locationabout 1 mile east-northeast of Marvels Crossroads, Delaware
 • coordinates38°56′35″N 075°29′07″W / 38.94306°N 75.48528°W / 38.94306; -75.48528[1]
 • elevation44 ft (13 m)[2]
MouthBrowns Branch
 • location
about 1 mile northeast of Argos Choice, Delaware
 • coordinates
38°58′14″N 075°29′15″W / 38.97056°N 75.48750°W / 38.97056; -75.48750[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length2.19 mi (3.52 km)[3]
Basin size2.07 square miles (5.4 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationBrowns Branch
 • average2.61 cu ft/s (0.074 m3/s) at mouth with Browns Branch[4]
Basin features
ProgressionBrowns Branch → Murderkill River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemMurderkill River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesSandbox Road, DE 15

Ward Branch is a 2.19 mi (3.52 km) long 1st order tributary to Browns Branch in Kent County, Delaware.

Course

Ward Branch rises on the Lednum Branch divide about 1 mile east-northeast of Marvels Crossroads, Delaware. Ward Branch then flows north to meet Browns Branch about 1-mile northeast of Argos Choice, Delaware.[2]

Watershed

Ward Branch drains 2.07 square miles (5.4 km2) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 616.68 and is about 6.7% forested.[4]

See also

Maps

Course and Watershed of Ward Branch (Browns Branch tributary)

References

  1. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Ward Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Browns Branch Topo Map, Kent County DE (Milford Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Ward Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
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