Rum Bridge Branch

Rum Bridge Branch is a 2.63 mi (4.23 km) long 2nd order tributary to Deep Creek in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.^[1]

Rum Bridge Branch Tributary to Deep Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Sussex
Physical characteristics
Source	Raccoon Ditch divide
• location	McDonalds Crossroads, Delaware
• coordinates	38°40′02″N 075°26′32″W[1]
• elevation	40 ft (12 m)[2]
Mouth	Deep Creek
• location	about 1 mile northeast of Old Furnace, Delaware
• coordinates	38°40′35″N 075°29′13″W[1]
• elevation	23 ft (7.0 m)[3]
Length	2.63 mi (4.23 km)[4]
Basin size	2.53 square miles (6.6 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Deep Creek
• average	3.11 cu ft/s (0.088 m3/s) at mouth with Deep Creek[5]
Basin features
Progression	Deep Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[4]
River system	Nanticoke River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Raccoon Ditch Road, Rum Bridge Road

Course

Rum Bridge Branch rises on the Raccoon Branch divide at McDonalds Crossroads, Delaware, and then flows west-northwest to join Deep Creek about 1 mile northeast of Old Furnace.^[3]

Watershed

Rum Bridge Branch drains 2.53 square miles (6.6 km²) of area, receives about 45.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 667.16, and is about 33% forested.^[5]

See also

• List of rivers of Delaware