Sandom Branch
Sandom Branch is a 2.33 mi (3.75 km) long tributary to Blackbird Creek in New Castle County, Delaware. Sandom Branch is one of the major tributaries to Blackbird Creek above tidal influence.
Sandom Branch Tributary to Blackbird Creek | |
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![]() Floodplain of Sandom Branch downstream of DE 1 in 2008 | |
![]() ![]() Location of Sandom Branch mouth ![]() ![]() Sandom Branch (the United States) | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Delaware |
County | New Castle |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | divide between Sandom Branch and Duck Creek |
• location | about 2 miles south of Blackbird, Delaware[1] |
• coordinates | 39°20′37″N 075°40′22″W[2] |
• elevation | 50 ft (15 m)[1] |
Mouth | Blackbird Creek |
• location | Blackbird, Delaware[1] |
• coordinates | 39°22′27″N 075°39′10″W[2] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[1] |
Length | 2.33 mi (3.75 km)[3] |
Basin size | 2.78 square miles (7.2 km2)[3] |
Discharge | |
• location | Blackbird Creek |
• average | 3.28 cu ft/s (0.093 m3/s) at mouth with Blackbird Creek[3] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Blackbird Creek → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Blackbird Creek |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Course
Sandom Branch rises on the Duck Creek divide about 2 miles south of Blackbird, Delaware.[1]
Watershed
Sandom Branch drains 2.78 square miles (7.2 km2) of area, receives about 43.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 556.57 and is about 22.6% forested.[3]
See also
Maps
![](../I/Course_and_Watershed_of_Sandom_Branch_(Blackbird_Creek_tributary).jpg.webp)
Course and Watershed of Sandom Branch (Blackbird Creek tributary)
References
- "Sandom Branch Topo Map, New Castle County DE (Clayton Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- "GNIS Detail - Sandom Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- "Sandom Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
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