James Branch (Broad Creek tributary)

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]

James Branch Tributary to Broad Creek
James Branch looking downstream from DE Route 24 crossing
Location of James Branch mouth Show map of Delaware James Branch (Broad Creek tributary) (the United States) Show map of 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[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[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