Toms Dam Branch

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
Location of Toms Dam Branch mouth
Toms Dam Branch (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceKent-Sussex Line Branch divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles south of Staytonville, Delaware[1]
 • coordinates38°50′32″N 075°30′48″W[2]
 • elevation55 ft (17 m)[1]
MouthGum 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]
Length8.87 mi (14.27 km)[4]
Basin size10.74 square miles (27.8 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationGum Branch
 • average13.36 cu ft/s (0.378 m3/s) at mouth with Gum Branch[5]
Basin features
ProgressionGum Branch → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[4]
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftCrony Pond Branch
 • rightLong Branch
BridgesStaytonville Road, Bender Farm Road, Utica Road, Beach Highway, Tuckers Road, Sharps Mill Road

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[2]

  • Saint Johnstown Ditch

Course

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]

Watershed

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]

See also

References
  1. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  2. "GNIS Detail – Toms Dam Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  3. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  5. "Toms Dam Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 4 December 2020.


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