James Branch (Broad Creek tributary)

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
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
Maryland
CountiesSussex
Wicomico
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between James Branch and Wicomico River
  locationabout 3 miles east of Delmar, Delaware
  coordinates38°27′36″N 075°30′14″W / 38.46000°N 75.50389°W / 38.46000; -75.50389
  elevation55 ft (17 m)
MouthRecords Pond (Broad Creek)
  location
Laurel, Delaware
  coordinates
38°33′21″N 075°32′46″W / 38.55583°N 75.54611°W / 38.55583; -75.54611
  elevation
3 ft (0.91 m)
Length10.97 mi (17.65 km)
Basin size70.1 square miles (182 km2)
Discharge 
  locationRecords Pond (Broad Creek)
  average84.31 cu ft/s (2.387 m3/s) at mouth with Records Pond
Basin features
Progressionwest
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
  leftOld Forge Branch
  rightFiggs Ditch
Morris Branch
Wards Branch
Hitch Pond Branch
Gordon Branch
WaterbodiesEllis 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.