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
Location of Stallion Head Branch mouth
Stallion Head Branch (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceJohnson Branch divide
 • locationabout 1.5 miles southeast of Staytonville, Delaware[1]
 • coordinates38°49′32″N 075°30′02″W[2]
 • elevation50 ft (15 m)[1]
MouthGum 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]
Length2.16 mi (3.48 km)[4]
Basin size1.26 square miles (3.3 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationGum Branch
 • average1.38 cu ft/s (0.039 m3/s) at mouth with Gum Branch[5]
Basin features
ProgressionGum Branch → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[4]
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesCentury 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
  1. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  2. "GNIS Detail – Stallion Head Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  3. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  5. "Stallion Head Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 4 December 2020.


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