Round Pole Branch is a 5.24 mi (8.43 km) long first-order tributary to the Broadkill River in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Round Pole Branch
Tributary to Broadkill River
Map of Round Pole Branch mouth location
Map of Round Pole Branch mouth location
Location of Round Pole Branch mouth
Map of Round Pole Branch mouth location
Map of Round Pole Branch mouth location
Round Pole Branch (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceSockorockets Ditch divide
 • locationGravel Hill, Delaware
 • coordinates38°42′56.41″N 075°19′25.69″W / 38.7156694°N 75.3238028°W / 38.7156694; -75.3238028[1]
 • elevation40 ft (12 m)[1]
MouthBroadkill River
 • location
Milton, Delaware
 • coordinates
38°46′34.40″N 075°18′11.69″W / 38.7762222°N 75.3032472°W / 38.7762222; -75.3032472[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[1]
Length5.24 mi (8.43 km)[2]
Basin size7.14 square miles (18.5 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationBroadkill River
 • average8.52 cu ft/s (0.241 m3/s) at mouth with Broadkill River[3]
Basin features
ProgressionBroadkill RiverDelaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean[2]
River systemBroadkill River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesHarbeson Road, Cave Neck Road

Course

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Round Pole Branch rises on the Sockorockets Ditch divide at Gravel Hill, Delaware and then flows generally north-northeast to join the Broadkill River at Milton, Delaware.[1]

Watershed

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Round Pole Branch drains 7.14 square miles (18.5 km2) of area, receives about 45.1 in/year of precipitation, and is about 24.30% forested.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Beaverdam Creek Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved April 13, 2023.