| Meadow Branch | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Little Creek |
| Map Size: | 180 |
| Pushpin Map: | Delaware#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 180 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Meadow Branch mouth |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Meadow Branch mouth location |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Delaware |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Sussex |
| Length: | 5.83miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Little Creek |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 9.84cuft/s at mouth with Little Creek[2] |
| Source1: | Wood Creek and Jackson Branch divide |
| Source1 Location: | Delmar, Delaware[3] |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 38.4669°N -75.5497°W[4] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 50feet |
| Mouth: | Little Creek |
| Mouth Location: | about 2 miles south of Laurel, Delaware[5] |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 38.5211°N -75.5783°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 23feet |
| Progression: | Little Creek → Broad Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
| Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges: | US 13, Raceway Road, Bi State Boulevard, Old Crow Road, Bacons Road |
Meadow Branch is a 5.83miles long 3rd order tributary to Little Creek in Sussex County, Delaware. Meadow Branch forms Little Creek along with Holly Branch.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[4]
Meadow Branch rises in Delmar, Delaware[3] and then flows northwest and north into Little Creek about 2 miles south of Laurel.[5]
Meadow Branch drains of area, receives about 44.9 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 767.30 and is about 10% forested.[2]