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Stream in Delaware, USA
Ward Branch
Tributary to Browns Branch
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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
 • elevation44 ft (13 m)
MouthBrowns Branch
 • locationabout 1 mile northeast of Argos Choice, Delaware
 • coordinates38°58′14″N 075°29′15″W / 38.97056°N 75.48750°W / 38.97056; -75.48750
 • elevation0 ft (0 m)
Length2.19 mi (3.52 km)
Basin size2.07 square miles (5.4 km)
Discharge 
 • locationBrowns Branch
 • average2.61 cu ft/s (0.074 m/s) at mouth with Browns Branch
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.

Watershed

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

See also

Maps

Course and Watershed of Ward Branch (Browns Branch tributary)

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Ward Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  2. ^ "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. ^ "Ward Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
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