Stallion Head Branch
Stallion Head Branch is a 3.16 mi (5.09 km) long 1st tributary to Gum Branch in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[2]
Stallion Head Branch Tributary to Gum Branch | |
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Location of Stallion Head Branch mouth Stallion Head Branch (the United States) | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Delaware |
County | Sussex |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Johnson Branch divide |
• location | about 1.5 miles southeast of Staytonville, Delaware[1] |
• coordinates | 38°49′32″N 075°30′02″W[2] |
• elevation | 50 ft (15 m)[1] |
Mouth | Gum Branch |
• location | about 0.75 miles southwest of Oakley, Delaware[3] |
• coordinates | 38°49′25″N 075°30′02″W[2] |
• elevation | 38 ft (12 m)[3] |
Length | 2.16 mi (3.48 km)[4] |
Basin size | 1.26 square miles (3.3 km2)[5] |
Discharge | |
• location | Gum Branch |
• average | 1.38 cu ft/s (0.039 m3/s) at mouth with Gum Branch[5] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Gum Branch → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[4] |
River system | Nanticoke River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Century Farm Road, DE 16, Oak Road |
Course
Stallion Head Branch rises about 1.5 miles southeast of Staytonville, Delaware[1] and then flows south to join Gum Branch about 0.75 miles southwest of Oakley, Delaware.[3]
Watershed
Stallion Head Branch drains 1.26 square miles (3.3 km2) of area, receives about 45.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 757.38 and is about 4% forested.[5]
See also
References
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- "GNIS Detail – Stallion Head Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- "Stallion Head Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
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