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Tyndall Branch
Tributary to Deep Creek
Location of Tyndall Branch mouth
Location of Tyndall Branch mouth
Location of Tyndall Branch mouth
Location of Tyndall Branch mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
Sourceconfluence of Stoney Branch and Asketum Branch
 • locationabout 0.5 miles north of Hardscrabble
 • coordinates 38°37′24″N 075°28′41″W / 38.62333°N 75.47806°W / 38.62333; -75.47806 [1]
 • elevation28 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 / 38.65417; -75.52444 [1]
 • elevation
10 ft (3.0 m) [2]
Length3.58 mi (5.76 km) [3]
Basin size16.81 square miles (43.5 km2) [4]
Discharge 
 • average20.53 cu ft/s (0.581 m3/s) at mouth with Deep Creek [4]
Basin features
Progression Deep CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake BayAtlantic Ocean [3]
River system Nanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • left Asketum Branch
 • rightStoney Branch
WaterbodiesFleetwood Pond
BridgesUS 9
Baker Mill Road
Fleetwood Pond Road

Tyndall Branch is a 3.58 mi (5.76 km) long 3rd order tributary to Deep Creek, in Sussex County, Delaware.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as: [1]

  • Stoney Branch

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


References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Tyndall Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Stoney Branch Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Trap Pond Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Tyndall Branch Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 15 February 2020.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tyndall Branch
Tributary to Deep Creek
Location of Tyndall Branch mouth
Location of Tyndall Branch mouth
Location of Tyndall Branch mouth
Location of Tyndall Branch mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
Sourceconfluence of Stoney Branch and Asketum Branch
 • locationabout 0.5 miles north of Hardscrabble
 • coordinates 38°37′24″N 075°28′41″W / 38.62333°N 75.47806°W / 38.62333; -75.47806 [1]
 • elevation28 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 / 38.65417; -75.52444 [1]
 • elevation
10 ft (3.0 m) [2]
Length3.58 mi (5.76 km) [3]
Basin size16.81 square miles (43.5 km2) [4]
Discharge 
 • average20.53 cu ft/s (0.581 m3/s) at mouth with Deep Creek [4]
Basin features
Progression Deep CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake BayAtlantic Ocean [3]
River system Nanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • left Asketum Branch
 • rightStoney Branch
WaterbodiesFleetwood Pond
BridgesUS 9
Baker Mill Road
Fleetwood Pond Road

Tyndall Branch is a 3.58 mi (5.76 km) long 3rd order tributary to Deep Creek, in Sussex County, Delaware.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as: [1]

  • Stoney Branch

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


References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Tyndall Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Stoney Branch Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Trap Pond Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Tyndall Branch Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 15 February 2020.



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