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Stream in Delaware, USA
Long Branch
Tributary to Toms Dam Branch
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceNanticoke River divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles northeast of Greenwood, Delaware
 • coordinates38°48′32″N 075°34′20″W / 38.80889°N 75.57222°W / 38.80889; -75.57222
 • elevation52 ft (16 m)
MouthToms Dam Branch
 • locationabout 1 mile southeast of St. Johnstown, Delaware
 • coordinates38°48′32″N 075°34′20″W / 38.80889°N 75.57222°W / 38.80889; -75.57222
 • elevation36 ft (11 m)
Length2.17 mi (3.49 km)
Basin size1.12 square miles (2.9 km)
Discharge 
 • locationToms Dam Branch
 • average1.39 cu ft/s (0.039 m/s) at mouth with Toms Dam Branch
Basin features
Progressiongenerally south
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesPA 36, PA 16

Long Branch is a 2.17 mi (3.49 km) long 1st order tributary to Toms Dam Branch in Sussex County, Delaware.

Course

Long Branch rises about 0.5 miles northeast of Greenwood, Delaware and then flows south to join Toms Dam Branch about 1 mile southeast of St. Johnstown.

Watershed

Long Branch drains 1.12 square miles (2.9 km) of area, receives about 45.2 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 830.08 and is about 7% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Long Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Long Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
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