Cow Bridge Branch
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| Cow Bridge Branch Tributary to Indian River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Cow Bridge Branch mouth  Cow Bridge Branch (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Outlet of Morris Millpond |
| • location | Morris Mill, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 38°38′22.41″N 075°18′57.69″W / 38.6395583°N 75.3160250°W[1] |
| • elevation | 12 ft (3.7 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Millsboro Pond |
• location | Millsboro, Delaware |
• coordinates | 38°36′21.41″N 075°17′53.69″W / 38.6059472°N 75.2982472°W[1] |
• elevation | 3 ft (0.91 m)[1] |
| Length | 3.98 mi (6.41 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 31.58 square miles (81.8 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Millsboro Pond |
| • average | 42.07 cu ft/s (1.191 m3/s) at mouth into Millsboro Pond[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Millsboro Pond → Indian River → Indian River Bay → Atlantic Ocean[2] |
| River system | Indian River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Deep Branch |
| • right | Gills Branch Stockley Branch Mirey Branch |
| Bridges | Zoar Road |
Cow Bridge Branch is a 3.98 mi (6.41 km) long third-order tributary to Millsboro Pond in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Cow Bridge Brook
- Doe Bridge Branch
Course
Cow Bridge Branch begins at the outlet of Morris Millpond at Morris Mill, Delaware, where Deep Branch and Gills Branch join. Cow Bridge Branch then flows south-southeast to Millsboro Pond.[1]