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 | |
|---|---|
  Location of Round Pole Branch mouth  Round Pole Branch (the United States) | |
| 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 / 38.7156694°N 75.3238028°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 / 38.7762222°N 75.3032472°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
editRound 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
editRound 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Beaverdam Creek Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved April 13, 2023.