Tyndall Branch is a 3.58 mi (5.76 km) long 3rd order tributary to Deep Creek, in Sussex County, Delaware.
| Tyndall Branch Tributary to Deep Creek | |
|---|---|
   | |
| 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 / 38.62333°N 75.47806°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 / 38.65417°N 75.52444°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
editAccording to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Stoney Branch
Course
editTyndall 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
editTyndall 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
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References
edit- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Tyndall Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Stoney Branch Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Trap Pond Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Tyndall Branch Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 15 February 2020.