West Branch Gum Branch is a 5.61 mi (9.03 km) long 2nd tributary to Gum Branch in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]
| West Branch Gum Branch Tributary to Gum Branch | |
|---|---|
  Location of West Branch Gum Branch mouth  West Branch Gum Branch (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Johnson Branch divide |
| • location | about 1 mile southeast of Staytonville, Delaware[2] |
| • coordinates | 38°49′40″N 075°30′30″W / 38.82778°N 75.50833°W[1] |
| • elevation | 55 ft (17 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Gum Branch |
• location | about 2.5 miles east-northeast of Bridgeville, Delaware[3] |
• coordinates | 38°45′53″N 075°32′38″W / 38.76472°N 75.54389°W[1] |
• elevation | 24 ft (7.3 m)[3] |
| Length | 5.61 mi (9.03 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 5.68 square miles (14.7 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Gum Branch |
| • average | 7.07 cu ft/s (0.200 m3/s) at mouth with Gum Branch[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Gum Branch → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[4] |
| River system | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Owens Branch |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Century Farm Road, DE 16, Wolf Road, Hunters Cove Road, Tuckers Road |
Variant names
editAccording to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- West Branch Ditch
Course
editWest Branch Gum Branch rises about 1 mile southeast of Staytonville, Delaware[2] and then flows south-southwest to join Gum Branch about 2.5 miles east-northeast of Bridgeville.[3]
Watershed
editWest Branch Gum Branch drains 5.68 square miles (14.7 km2) of area, receives about 45.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 709.85 and is about 15% forested.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "GNIS Detail – West Branch Gum Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "West Branch Gum Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 4 December 2020.