Tyndall Branch

Tyndall Branch
Tributary to Deep Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
Sourceconfluence of Stoney Branch and Asketum Branch
 • locationabout 0.5 miles north of Hardscrabble
 • coordinates38°37′24″N 075°28′41″W / 38.62333°N 75.47806°W / 38.62333; -75.47806[1]
 • elevation28 ft (8.5 m)[2]
MouthDeep 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
ProgressionDeep CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake BayAtlantic Ocean[3]
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftAsketum Branch
 • rightStoney Branch
WaterbodiesFleetwood Pond
BridgesUS 9
Baker Mill Road
Fleetwood Pond Road

Tyndall Branch is a 3.58-mile-long (5.76 km) third-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 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


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.