| Browns Branch | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Murderkill River |
| Map Size: | 200 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Delaware#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 200 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Browns Branch mouth |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Delaware |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kent |
| Length: | 10.27miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Murderkill River |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 28.7cuft/s at mouth with Murderkill River[2] |
| Source1: | Nanticoke River divide |
| Source1 Location: | about 1 mile south of Harrington, Delaware |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 38.8958°N -75.5639°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 58feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Murderkill River |
| Mouth Location: | about 1 mile south-southwest of Frederica, Delaware |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 38.9867°N -75.4756°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 0feet |
| Progression: | Murderkill River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Murderkill River |
| Tributaries Left: | Indian Branch |
| Tributaries Right: | Ward Branch |
| Waterbodies: | McColley Pond |
| Bridges: | Corn Crib Road, Cluckey Drive, DE 14, Jackson Ditch Road (x2), Killens Pond Road, Sandbox Road, Canterbury Road, Fork Landing Road |
Browns Branch is a 10.27miles long 3rd order tributary to the Murderkill River in Kent County, Delaware.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
Browns Branch rises on the Nanticoke River divide about 1 mile south of Harrington, Delaware. Browns Branch then flows northeasterly to meet the Murderkill River about 1 mile south-southwest of Frederica, Delaware.[4]
Browns Branch drains of area, receives about 45.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 648.58 and is about 10.4% forested.[2]