Asketum Branch (Tyndall Branch tributary) explained

Asketum Branch
Name Other:Tributary to Tyndall Branch
Map Size:180
Map Alt:Map of Asketum Branch mouth
Pushpin Map:Delaware#USA
Pushpin Map Size:180
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Asketum Branch mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Delaware
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Sussex
Length:2.23miles[1]
Discharge1 Avg:2.75cuft/s at mouth with Tyndall Branch[2]
Source1:Shoal Branch divide
Source1 Location:about 0.25 miles southeast of Jones Crossroads
Source1 Coordinates:38.6003°N -75.4361°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:54feet[4]
Mouth:Tyndall Branch
Mouth Location:about 0.5 miles north of Hardscrabble
Mouth Coordinates:38.6233°N -75.4781°W[5]
Mouth Elevation:30feet
Progression:northwest
River System:Nanticoke River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Hardscrabble Road
E Trap Pond Road
James Road
Hardscrabble Road
Beaver Dam Branch

Asketum Branch is a 2.23miles long 1st order tributary to Tyndall Branch, in Sussex County, Delaware.

Course

Asketum Branch rises on the Shoal Branch divide about 0.25 miles southeast of Jones Crossroads in Sussex County, Delaware. Asketum Branch then flows northwest to meet Tyndall Branch about 0.5 miles north of Hardscrabble.[4]

Watershed

Asketum Branch drains of area, receives about 45.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 665.35 and is about 10.35% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 15 February 2020.
  2. Web site: Asketum Branch Watershed Report . watersgeo.epa.gov . US EPA . 15 February 2020 . en.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Asketum Branch . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 15 February 2020.
  4. Web site: Dukes and Jobs Ditch Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Laurel Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 15 February 2020 . en.
  5. Web site: GNIS Detail - Asketum Branch . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 15 February 2020.