Sandom Branch

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Sandom Branch
Tributary to Blackbird Creek
Floodplain of Sandom Branch downstream of DE 1.jpg
Floodplain of Sandom Branch downstream of DE 1 in 2008
Sandom Branch is located in Delaware
Sandom Branch
Location of Sandom Branch mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Sandom Branch and Duck Creek
 • locationabout 2 miles south of Blackbird, Delaware[2]
 • coordinates39°20′37″N 075°40′22″W / 39.34361°N 75.67278°W / 39.34361; -75.67278[1]
 • elevation50 ft (15 m)[2]
MouthBlackbird Creek
 • location
Blackbird, Delaware[2]
 • coordinates
39°22′27″N 075°39′10″W / 39.37417°N 75.65278°W / 39.37417; -75.65278Coordinates: 39°22′27″N 075°39′10″W / 39.37417°N 75.65278°W / 39.37417; -75.65278[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length2.33 mi (3.75 km)[3]
Basin size2.78 square miles (7.2 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationBlackbird Creek
 • average3.28 cu ft/s (0.093 m3/s) at mouth with Blackbird Creek[3]
Basin features
ProgressionBlackbird CreekDelaware BayAtlantic 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.[2]

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[]

  • List of Delaware rivers

Maps[]

Course and Watershed of Sandom Branch (Blackbird Creek tributary)

References[]

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


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