Stallion Head Branch

Stallion Head Branch is a 3.16 mi (5.09 km) long 1st tributary to Gum Branch in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.^[2]

Stallion Head Branch Tributary to Gum Branch
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Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Sussex
Physical characteristics
Source	Johnson Branch divide
• location	about 1.5 miles southeast of Staytonville, Delaware[1]
• coordinates	38°49′32″N 075°30′02″W[2]
• elevation	50 ft (15 m)[1]
Mouth	Gum Branch
• location	about 0.75 miles southwest of Oakley, Delaware[3]
• coordinates	38°49′25″N 075°30′02″W[2]
• elevation	38 ft (12 m)[3]
Length	2.16 mi (3.48 km)[4]
Basin size	1.26 square miles (3.3 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Gum Branch
• average	1.38 cu ft/s (0.039 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	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Century Farm Road, DE 16, Oak Road

Course

Stallion Head Branch rises about 1.5 miles southeast of Staytonville, Delaware^[1] and then flows south to join Gum Branch about 0.75 miles southwest of Oakley, Delaware.^[3]

Watershed

Stallion Head Branch drains 1.26 square miles (3.3 km²) of area, receives about 45.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 757.38 and is about 4% forested.^[5]

See also

• List of Delaware rivers