Sowbridge Branch (Primehook Creek tributary)

Sowbridge Branch is a 5.44 mi (8.75 km) long 2nd order tributary to Primehook Creek in Sussex County, Delaware.

Sowbridge Branch Tributary to Primehook Creek
Sowbridge Branch near Cedar Creek Road
Location of Sowbridge Branch mouth Show map of Delaware Sowbridge Branch (Primehook Creek tributary) (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Sussex
Physical characteristics
Source	Gravelly Branch divide
• location	about 0.5 miles southeast of Ellendale, Delaware
• coordinates	38°47′56″N 075°24′09″W[1]
• elevation	50 ft (15 m)[2]
Mouth	Primehook Creek (Waples Pond)
• location	Waples Pond Acres, Delaware
• coordinates	38°49′15″N 075°19′02″W[1]
• elevation	4 ft (1.2 m)[2]
Length	5.44 mi (8.75 km)[3]
Basin size	7.86 square miles (20.4 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Primehook Creek (Waples Pond)
• average	9.63 cu ft/s (0.273 m3/s) at mouth with Primehook Creek (Waples Pond)[4]
Basin features
Progression	generally east
River system	Broadkill River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	Piney Branch
Waterbodies	Reynolds Pond
Bridges	Milton-Ellendale Highway, Holly Tree Road, Isaacs Road (DE 30), Cedar Creek Road

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:^[1]

• Sawbridge Branch
• Sow Bridge Branch

Course

Sowbridge Branch rises on the Gravelly Branch divide about 0.5 miles southeast of Ellendale, Delaware. Sowbridge Branch then flows generally east to meet Primehook Creek at Waples Pond.^[2]

Watershed

Sowbridge Branch drains 7.86 square miles (20.4 km²) of area, receives about 45.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 649.54 and is about 19% forested.^[4]