Tyndall Branch (Deep Creek tributary) explained

Tyndall Branch
Name Other:Tributary to Deep Creek
Map Size:180
Map Alt:Map of Tyndall Branch mouth
Pushpin Map:Delaware#USA
Pushpin Map Size:180
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Tyndall Branch mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Delaware
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Sussex
Length:3.58miles[1]
Discharge1 Avg:20.53cuft/s at mouth with Deep Creek[2]
Source1:confluence of Stoney Branch and Asketum Branch
Source1 Location:about 0.5 miles north of Hardscrabble
Source1 Coordinates:38.6233°N -75.4781°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:28feet[4]
Mouth:Deep Creek
Mouth Location:about 0.5 miles south-southwest of Old Furnace
Mouth Coordinates:38.6542°N -75.5244°W
Mouth Elevation:10feet
Progression:Deep CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake BayAtlantic Ocean
River System:Nanticoke River
Tributaries Left:Asketum Branch
Tributaries Right:Stoney Branch
Waterbodies:Fleetwood Pond
Bridges:US 9
Baker Mill Road
Fleetwood Pond Road

Tyndall Branch is a 3.58miles long 3rd order tributary to Deep Creek, in Sussex County, Delaware.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]

Course

Tyndall Branch is formed at the confluence of Stoney Branch and Asketum Branch about 0.5 miles north of Hardscrabble in Sussex County, Delaware. Tyndall Branch then flows south-southwest to meet Deep Creek about 0.5 miles south-southwest of Old Furnace.[4]

Watershed

Tyndall Branch drains of area, receives about 45.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 690.47 and is about 14.38% 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: Tyndall Branch Watershed Report . watersgeo.epa.gov . US EPA . 15 February 2020 . en.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Tyndall Branch . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 15 February 2020.
  4. Web site: Stoney Branch Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Trap Pond Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 15 February 2020 . en.