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Stream in Delaware, USA
Sandom Branch
Tributary to Blackbird Creek
Floodplain of Sandom Branch downstream of DE 1 in 2008
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Sandom Branch and Duck Creek
 • locationabout 2 miles south of Blackbird, Delaware
 • coordinates39°20′37″N 075°40′22″W / 39.34361°N 75.67278°W / 39.34361; -75.67278
 • elevation50 ft (15 m)
MouthBlackbird Creek
 • locationBlackbird, Delaware
 • coordinates39°22′27″N 075°39′10″W / 39.37417°N 75.65278°W / 39.37417; -75.65278
 • elevation0 ft (0 m)
Length2.33 mi (3.75 km)
Basin size2.78 square miles (7.2 km)
Discharge 
 • locationBlackbird Creek
 • average3.28 cu ft/s (0.093 m/s) at mouth with Blackbird Creek
Basin features
ProgressionBlackbird Creek → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemBlackbird Creek
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries

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.

Course

Sandom Branch rises on the Duck Creek divide about 2 miles south of Blackbird, Delaware.

Watershed

Sandom Branch drains 2.78 square miles (7.2 km) of area, receives about 43.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 556.57 and is about 22.6% forested.

See also

Maps

Course and Watershed of Sandom Branch (Blackbird Creek tributary)

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Sandom Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Sandom Branch Topo Map, New Castle County DE (Clayton Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Sandom Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
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