Stallion Head Branch Explained

Stallion Head Branch
Name Other:Tributary to Gum Branch
Map Size:180
Pushpin Map:Delaware#USA
Pushpin Map Size:180
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Stallion Head Branch mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Stallion Head Branch mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Delaware
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Sussex
Length:2.16miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Gum Branch
Discharge1 Avg:1.38cuft/s at mouth with Gum Branch[2]
Source1:Johnson Branch divide
Source1 Location:about 1.5 miles southeast of Staytonville, Delaware[3]
Source1 Coordinates:38.8256°N -75.5006°W[4]
Source1 Elevation:50feet
Mouth:Gum Branch
Mouth Location:about 0.75 miles southwest of Oakley, Delaware[5]
Mouth Coordinates:38.8236°N -75.5006°W
Mouth Elevation:38feet
Progression:Gum BranchNanticoke RiverChesapeake BayAtlantic Ocean
River System:Nanticoke River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Century Farm Road, DE 16, Oak Road

Stallion Head Branch is a 3.16miles long 1st tributary to Gum Branch in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[4]

Course

Stallion Head Branch rises about 1.5 miles southeast of Staytonville, Delaware[3] and then flows south to join Gum Branch about 0.75 miles southwest of Oakley, Delaware.[5]

Watershed

Stallion Head Branch drains of area, receives about 45.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 757.38 and is about 4% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 4 December 2020.
  2. Web site: Stallion Head Branch Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 4 December 2020.
  3. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 4 December 2020 . en.
  4. Web site: GNIS Detail – Stallion Head Branch . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 4 December 2020.
  5. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 4 December 2020 . en.