Sandom Branch is a 2.33 mi (3.75 km) long tributary to Blackbird Creek in New Castle County, Delaware. Sandom Branch is one of the major tributaries to Blackbird Creek above tidal influence.
| Sandom Branch Tributary to Blackbird Creek | |
|---|---|
 Floodplain of Sandom Branch downstream of DE 1 in 2008 | |
  Location of Sandom Branch mouth  Sandom Branch (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | New Castle |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Sandom Branch and Duck Creek |
| • location | about 2 miles south of Blackbird, Delaware[2] |
| • coordinates | 39°20′37″N 075°40′22″W / 39.34361°N 75.67278°W[1] |
| • elevation | 50 ft (15 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Blackbird Creek |
• location | Blackbird, Delaware[2] |
• coordinates | 39°22′27″N 075°39′10″W / 39.37417°N 75.65278°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
| Length | 2.33 mi (3.75 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 2.78 square miles (7.2 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Blackbird Creek |
| • average | 3.28 cu ft/s (0.093 m3/s) at mouth with Blackbird Creek[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Blackbird Creek → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Blackbird Creek |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
Course
editSandom Branch rises on the Duck Creek divide about 2 miles south of Blackbird, Delaware.[2]
Watershed
editSandom Branch drains 2.78 square miles (7.2 km2) of area, receives about 43.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 556.57 and is about 22.6% forested.[3]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Sandom Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Sandom Branch Topo Map, New Castle County DE (Clayton Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Sandom Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 31 July 2019.