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
Sowbridge Branch (Primehook Creek tributary) is located in Delaware
Sowbridge Branch (Primehook Creek tributary)
Location of Sowbridge Branch mouth
Sowbridge Branch (Primehook Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Sowbridge Branch (Primehook Creek tributary)
Sowbridge Branch (Primehook Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceGravelly Branch divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles southeast of Ellendale, Delaware
 • coordinates38°47′56″N 075°24′09″W / 38.79889°N 75.40250°W / 38.79889; -75.40250[1]
 • elevation50 ft (15 m)[2]
MouthPrimehook Creek (Waples Pond)
 • location
Waples Pond Acres, Delaware
 • coordinates
38°49′15″N 075°19′02″W / 38.82083°N 75.31722°W / 38.82083; -75.31722[1]
 • elevation
4 ft (1.2 m)[2]
Length5.44 mi (8.75 km)[3]
Basin size7.86 square miles (20.4 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationPrimehook Creek (Waples Pond)
 • average9.63 cu ft/s (0.273 m3/s) at mouth with Primehook Creek (Waples Pond)[4]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally east
River systemBroadkill River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightPiney Branch
WaterbodiesReynolds Pond
BridgesMilton-Ellendale Highway, Holly Tree Road, Isaacs Road (DE 30), Cedar Creek Road

Variant names

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

  • Sawbridge Branch
  • Sow Bridge Branch

Course

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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

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Sowbridge Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Sowbridge Branch Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Milton Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Sowbridge Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 November 2019.