Round Pole Branch

Round Pole Branch is a 5.24 mi (8.43 km) long first-order tributary to the Broadkill River in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.^[1]

Round Pole Branch Tributary to Broadkill River
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Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Sussex
Physical characteristics
Source	Sockorockets Ditch divide
• location	Gravel Hill, Delaware
• coordinates	38°42′56.41″N 075°19′25.69″W[1]
• elevation	40 ft (12 m)[1]
Mouth	Broadkill River
• location	Milton, Delaware
• coordinates	38°46′34.40″N 075°18′11.69″W[1]
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)[1]
Length	5.24 mi (8.43 km)[2]
Basin size	7.14 square miles (18.5 km2)[3]
Discharge
• location	Broadkill River
• average	8.52 cu ft/s (0.241 m3/s) at mouth with Broadkill River[3]
Basin features
Progression	Broadkill River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean[2]
River system	Broadkill River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Harbeson Road, Cave Neck Road

Course

Round Pole Branch rises on the Sockorockets Ditch divide at Gravel Hill, Delaware and then flows generally north-northeast to join the Broadkill River at Milton, Delaware.^[1]

Watershed

Round Pole Branch drains 7.14 square miles (18.5 km²) of area, receives about 45.1 in/year of precipitation, and is about 24.30% forested.^[3]

See also

• List of rivers of Delaware