West Branch Gum Branch

West Branch Gum Branch is a 5.61 mi long 2nd tributary to Gum Branch in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.

Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:
 * West Branch Ditch

Course
West Branch Gum Branch rises about 1 mile southeast of Staytonville, Delaware and then flows south-southwest to join Gum Branch about 2.5 miles east-northeast of Bridgeville.

Watershed
West Branch Gum Branch drains 5.68 sqmi of area, receives about 45.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 709.85 and is about 15% forested.