| Rum Bridge Branch | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Deep Creek |
| Map Size: | 180 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Delaware#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 180 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Rum Bridge Branch mouth |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Rum Bridge Branch mouth location |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Delaware |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Sussex |
| Length: | 2.63miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Deep Creek |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 3.11cuft/s at mouth with Deep Creek[2] |
| Source1: | Raccoon Ditch divide |
| Source1 Location: | McDonalds Crossroads, Delaware |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 38.6672°N -75.4422°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 40feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Deep Creek |
| Mouth Location: | about 1 mile northeast of Old Furnace, Delaware |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 38.6764°N -75.4869°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 23feet[5] |
| Progression: | Deep Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
| Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges: | Raccoon Ditch Road, Rum Bridge Road |
Rum Bridge Branch is a 2.63miles long 2nd order tributary to Deep Creek in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[3]
Rum Bridge Branch rises on the Raccoon Branch divide at McDonalds Crossroads, Delaware, and then flows west-northwest to join Deep Creek about 1 mile northeast of Old Furnace.[5]
Rum Bridge Branch drains of area, receives about 45.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 667.16, and is about 33% forested.[2]