James Branch (Broad Creek tributary)
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| James Branch Tributary to Broad Creek | |
|---|---|
 James Branch looking downstream from DE Route 24 crossing | |
  Location of James Branch mouth  James Branch (Broad Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware Maryland |
| Counties | Sussex Wicomico |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between James Branch and Wicomico River |
| • location | about 3 miles east of Delmar, Delaware[1] |
| • coordinates | 38°27′36″N 075°30′14″W / 38.46000°N 75.50389°W[2] |
| • elevation | 55 ft (17 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Records Pond (Broad Creek) |
• location | Laurel, Delaware[1] |
• coordinates | 38°33′21″N 075°32′46″W / 38.55583°N 75.54611°W[2] |
• elevation | 3 ft (0.91 m)[1] |
| Length | 10.97 mi (17.65 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 70.1 square miles (182 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Records Pond (Broad Creek) |
| • average | 84.31 cu ft/s (2.387 m3/s) at mouth with Records Pond[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | west |
| River system | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Old Forge Branch |
| • right | Figgs Ditch Morris Branch Wards Branch Hitch Pond Branch Gordon Branch |
| Waterbodies | Ellis Pond Trussum Pond |
James Branch is a 10.97 mi (17.65 km) long tributary to Records Pond (Broad Creek) that rises in northern Wicomico County, Maryland and flows north into Sussex County, Delaware. James Branch is listed as a state-protected paddling trail by Delaware.[5]
