Tyndall Branch

Tyndall Branch is a 3.58-mile-long (5.76 km) third-order tributary to Deep Creek, in Sussex County, Delaware.

Tyndall Branch Tributary to Deep Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Sussex
Physical characteristics
Source	confluence of Stoney Branch and Asketum Branch
• location	about 0.5 miles north of Hardscrabble
• coordinates	38°37′24″N 075°28′41″W[1]
• elevation	28 ft (8.5 m)[2]
Mouth	Deep Creek
• location	about 0.5 miles south-southwest of Old Furnace
• coordinates	38°39′15″N 075°31′28″W[1]
• elevation	10 ft (3.0 m)[2]
Length	3.58 mi (5.76 km)[3]
Basin size	16.81 square miles (43.5 km2)[4]
Discharge
• average	20.53 cu ft/s (0.581 m3/s) at mouth with Deep Creek[4]
Basin features
Progression	Deep Creek →Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[3]
River system	Nanticoke River
Tributaries
• left	Asketum Branch
• right	Stoney Branch
Waterbodies	Fleetwood Pond
Bridges	US 9 Baker Mill Road Fleetwood Pond Road

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as Stoney Branch.^[1]

Course

Tyndall Branch is formed at the confluence of Stoney Branch and Asketum Branch about 0.5 miles north of Hardscrabble in Sussex County, Delaware. Tyndall Branch then flows south-southwest to meet Deep Creek about 0.5 miles south-southwest of Old Furnace.^[2]

Watershed

Tyndall Branch drains 16.81 square miles (43.5 km²) of area, receives about 45.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 690.47 and is about 14.38% forested.^[4]

See also

• List of rivers of Delaware