Owens Branch | |
Name Other: | Tributary to West Branch Gum Branch |
Map Size: | 180 |
Pushpin Map: | Delaware#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 180 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Owens Branch mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Owens Branch mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Delaware |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Sussex |
Length: | 2.72miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | West Branch Gum Branch |
Discharge1 Avg: | 2.31cuft/s at mouth with West Branch Gum Branch[2] |
Source1: | Crony Pond Branch divide |
Source1 Location: | Owens, Delaware[3] |
Source1 Coordinates: | 38.8019°N -75.5297°W[4] |
Source1 Elevation: | 50feet |
Mouth: | West Branch Gum Branch |
Mouth Location: | about 4 miles northeast of Greenwood, Delaware[5] |
Mouth Coordinates: | 38.7689°N -75.5389°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 30feet |
Progression: | West Branch Gum Branch → Gum Branch → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Nanticoke River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Hunters Cove Road, Tuckers Road |
Owens Branch is a 2.72miles long 1st order tributary to West Branch Gum Branch in Sussex County, Delaware.
Owens Branch rises at Owens, Delaware[3] and then flows south to join West Branch Gum Branch about 4 miles northeast of Greenwood.[5]
Owens Branch drains of area, receives about 45.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 680.04 and is about 9% forested.[2]