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.[1]

Rum Bridge Branch
Tributary to Deep Creek
Map of Rum Bridge Branch mouth location
Map of Rum Bridge Branch mouth location
Location of Rum Bridge Branch mouth
Map of Rum Bridge Branch mouth location
Map of Rum Bridge Branch mouth location
Rum Bridge Branch (the United States)
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[1]
 • elevation40 ft (12 m)[2]
MouthDeep Creek
 • location
about 1 mile northeast of Old Furnace, Delaware
 • coordinates
38°40′35″N 075°29′13″W / 38.67639°N 75.48694°W / 38.67639; -75.48694[1]
 • elevation
23 ft (7.0 m)[3]
Length2.63 mi (4.23 km)[4]
Basin size2.53 square miles (6.6 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationDeep Creek
 • average3.11 cu ft/s (0.088 m3/s) at mouth with Deep Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionDeep CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake BayAtlantic Ocean[4]
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesRaccoon Ditch Road, Rum Bridge Road

Course

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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.[3]

Watershed

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Rum Bridge Branch drains 2.53 square miles (6.6 km2) of area, receives about 45.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 667.16, and is about 33% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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