Ward Branch | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Browns Branch |
Map Size: | 200 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Delaware#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 200 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Ward Branch mouth |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Delaware |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Kent |
Length: | 2.19miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Browns Branch |
Discharge1 Avg: | 2.61cuft/s at mouth with Browns Branch[2] |
Source1: | Lednum Branch divide |
Source1 Location: | about 1 mile east-northeast of Marvels Crossroads, Delaware |
Source1 Coordinates: | 38.9431°N -75.4853°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 44feet[4] |
Mouth: | Browns Branch |
Mouth Location: | about 1 mile northeast of Argos Choice, Delaware |
Mouth Coordinates: | 38.9706°N -75.4875°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 0feet |
Progression: | Browns Branch → Murderkill River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Murderkill River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Sandbox Road, DE 15 |
Ward Branch is a 2.19miles long 1st order tributary to Browns Branch in Kent County, Delaware.
Ward Branch rises on the Lednum Branch divide about 1 mile east-northeast of Marvels Crossroads, Delaware. Ward Branch then flows north to meet Browns Branch about 1-mile northeast of Argos Choice, Delaware.[4]
Ward Branch drains of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 616.68 and is about 6.7% forested.[2]