| Toms Dam Branch | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Gum Branch |
| Map Size: | 180 |
| Pushpin Map: | Delaware#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 180 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Toms Dam Branch mouth |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Toms Dam Branch mouth location |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Delaware |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Sussex |
| Length: | 8.87miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Gum Branch |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 13.36cuft/s at mouth with Gum Branch[2] |
| Source1: | Kent-Sussex Line Branch divide |
| Source1 Location: | about 0.5 miles south of Staytonville, Delaware[3] |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 38.8422°N -75.5133°W[4] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 55feet |
| Mouth: | Gum Branch |
| Mouth Location: | about 2 miles east-northeast of Bridgeville, Delaware[5] |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 38.7547°N -75.5511°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 23feet |
| Progression: | Gum Branch → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries Left: | Crony Pond Branch |
| Tributaries Right: | Long Branch |
| Bridges: | Staytonville Road, Bender Farm Road, Utica Road, Beach Highway, Tuckers Road, Sharps Mill Road |
Toms Dam Branch is a 8.87miles long 2nd tributary to Gum Branch in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[4]
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[4]
Toms Dam Branch rises about 0.5 miles south of Staytonville, Delaware[3] and then flows south to join Gum Branch about 2 miles east-northeast of Bridgeville.[5]
Toms Dam Branch drains of area, receives about 45.7 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 742.48 and is about 10% forested.[2]