| Hudson Branch | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Spring Creek |
| Map Size: | 200 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Delaware#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 200 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Hudson Branch mouth |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Delaware |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kent |
| Length: | 9.36miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Spring Creek |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 10.78cuft/s at mouth with Spring Creek[2] |
| Source1: | Cow Marsh Ditch divide |
| Source1 Location: | about 0.5 miles southwest of Riverdale Estates, Delaware |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 39.0031°N -75.6256°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 60feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Spring Creek |
| Mouth Location: | about 2.5 miles northwest of Frederica, Delaware |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 39.0289°N -75.5°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 0feet |
| Progression: | Spring Creek → Murderkill River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Murderkill River |
| Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
| Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
| Waterbodies: | McGinnis Pond |
| Bridges: | Firetower Road, Turkey Point Road, US 13, DE 15, Barratts Chapel Road, Fox Chase Road, McGinnis Pond Road |
Hudson Branch is a 9.36miles long 2nd order tributary to Spring Creek in Kent County, Delaware.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
Hudson Branch rises on the Cow Marsh Ditch divide about southwest of Riverdale Estates, Delaware. Hudson Branch then flows easterly to meet Spring Creek about northwest of Frederica, Delaware.[4]
Hudson Branch drains of area, receives about 44.9 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 597.91 and is about 6.0% forested.[2]