Ward Branch (Browns Branch tributary)
{{Short description|Stream in Delaware, USA}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Ward Branch
| name_native =
| name_native_lang =
| name_other = Tributary to Browns Branch
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| image =
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| map =
| map_size = 200
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| pushpin_map = USA Delaware#USA
| pushpin_map_size = 200
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Ward Branch mouth
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = United States
| subdivision_type2 = State
| subdivision_name2 = Delaware
| subdivision_type3 = County
| subdivision_name3 = Kent
| subdivision_type4 =
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| length = {{convert|2.19|mi|km|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=ArcGIS Web Application |url=https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ada349b90c26496ea52aab66a092593b |website=epa.maps.arcgis.com |publisher=US EPA |accessdate=14 March 2020}}
| width_min =
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| discharge1_location = Browns Branch
| discharge1_min =
| discharge1_avg = {{convert|2.61|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}} at mouth with Browns Branch{{cite web |title=Ward Branch Watershed Report |url=https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=8077536 |website=Waters Geoviewer |publisher=US EPA |accessdate=14 March 2020}}
| discharge1_max =
| source1 = Lednum Branch divide
| source1_location = about 1 mile east-northeast of Marvels Crossroads, Delaware
| source1_coordinates = {{coord|38|56|35|N|075|29|07|W|display=inline}}{{cite web |title=GNIS Detail - Ward Branch |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:0::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:214807,Ward%20Branch |website=geonames.usgs.gov |publisher=US Geological Survey |accessdate=14 March 2020}}
| source1_elevation = {{convert|44|ft|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=Browns Branch Topo Map, Kent County DE (Milford Area) |url=https://www.topozone.com/delaware/kent-de/stream/browns-branch-3/ |website=TopoZone |publisher=Locality, LLC |accessdate=14 March 2020 |language=en}}
| mouth = Browns Branch
| mouth_location = about 1 mile northeast of Argos Choice, Delaware
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|38|58|14|N|075|29|15|W|display=inline,title}}
| mouth_elevation = {{convert|0|ft|abbr=on}}
| progression = Browns Branch → Murderkill River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean
| river_system = Murderkill River
| basin_size = {{convert|2.07|sqmi}}
| basin_population =
| tributaries_left = unnamed tributaries
| tributaries_right = unnamed tributaries
| waterbodies =
| bridges = Sandbox Road, DE 15
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Ward Branch is a {{convert|2.19|mi|km|abbr=on}} long 1st order tributary to Browns Branch in Kent County, Delaware.
Course
Watershed
Ward Branch drains {{convert|2.07|sqmi}} of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 616.68 and is about 6.7% forested.
