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Stream in Delaware, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Toms Dam Branch is a 8.87 mi (14.27 km) long 2nd tributary to Gum Branch in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[2]
Toms Dam Branch Tributary to Gum Branch | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Delaware |
County | Sussex |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Kent-Sussex Line Branch divide |
• location | about 0.5 miles south of Staytonville, Delaware[1] |
• coordinates | 38°50′32″N 075°30′48″W[2] |
• elevation | 55 ft (17 m)[1] |
Mouth | Gum Branch |
• location | about 2 miles east-northeast of Bridgeville, Delaware[3] |
• coordinates | 38°45′17″N 075°33′04″W[2] |
• elevation | 23 ft (7.0 m)[3] |
Length | 8.87 mi (14.27 km)[4] |
Basin size | 10.74 square miles (27.8 km2)[5] |
Discharge | |
• location | Gum Branch |
• average | 13.36 cu ft/s (0.378 m3/s) at mouth with Gum Branch[5] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Gum Branch → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[4] |
River system | Nanticoke River |
Tributaries | |
• left | Crony Pond Branch |
• right | Long Branch |
Bridges | Staytonville Road, Bender Farm Road, Utica Road, Beach Highway, Tuckers Road, Sharps Mill Road |
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[2]
Toms Dam Branch rises about 0.5 miles south of Staytonville, Delaware[1] and then flows south to join Gum Branch about 2 miles east-northeast of Bridgeville.[3]
Toms Dam Branch drains 10.74 square miles (27.8 km2) of area, receives about 45.7 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 742.48 and is about 10% forested.[5]
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