Sowbridge Branch (Primehook Creek tributary) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Sowbridge Branch
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Other name(s)	Tributary to Primehook Creek
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Sussex
Physical characteristics
Main source	Gravelly Branch divide about 0.5 miles southeast of Ellendale, Delaware 50 ft (15 m) 38°47′56″N 075°24′09″W / 38.79889°N 75.40250°W / 38.79889; -75.40250
River mouth	Primehook Creek (Waples Pond) Waples Pond Acres, Delaware 4 ft (1.2 m) 38°49′15″N 075°19′02″W / 38.82083°N 75.31722°W / 38.82083; -75.31722
Length	5.44 mi (8.75 km)
Basin features
Progression	generally east
River system	Broadkill River
Basin size	7.86 square miles (20.4 km2)
Tributaries	Left: unnamed tributaries Right: Piney Branch
Waterbodies	Reynolds Pond
Bridges	Milton-Ellendale Highway, Holly Tree Road, Isaacs Road (DE 30), Cedar Creek Road

Sowbridge Branch is a 5.44 mi (8.75 km) long 2nd order tributary to Primehook Creek in Sussex County, Delaware.

Variant names

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

• Sawbridge Branch
• Sow Bridge Branch

Course

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.

Watershed

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.