Toms Dam Branch

Toms Dam Branch is a 8.87 mi (14.27 km) long 2nd tributary to Gum Branch in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[2]

Toms Dam Branch Tributary to Gum Branch
Location of Toms Dam Branch mouth Toms Dam Branch (the United States)
Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Sussex
Physical characteristics
Source	Kent-Sussex Line Branch divide
• location	about 0.5 miles south of Staytonville, Delaware[1]
• coordinates	38°50′32″N 075°30′48″W[2]
• elevation	55 ft (17 m)[1]
Mouth	Gum Branch
• location	about 2 miles east-northeast of Bridgeville, Delaware[3]
• coordinates	38°45′17″N 075°33′04″W[2]
• elevation	23 ft (7.0 m)[3]
Length	8.87 mi (14.27 km)[4]
Basin size	10.74 square miles (27.8 km^2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Gum Branch
• average	13.36 cu ft/s (0.378 m^3/s) at mouth with Gum Branch[5]
Basin features
Progression	generally south<ref name='geoviewer'>
River system	Nanticoke River
Tributaries
• left	Crony Pond Branch
• right	Long Branch
Bridges	Staytonville Road, Bender Farm Road, Utica Road, Beach Highway, Tuckers Road, Sharps Mill Road

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[2]

• Saint Johnstown Ditch

Course

Toms Dam Branch rises about 0.5 miles south of Staytonville, Delaware[1] and then flows south to join Gum Branch about 2 miles east-northeast of Bridgeville.[3]

Watershed

Toms Dam Branch drains 10.74 square miles (27.8 km²) of area, receives about 45.7 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 742.48 and is about 10% forested.[5]

See also

• List of Delaware rivers

References

1. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
2. "GNIS Detail – Toms Dam 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. "Toms Dam Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 4 December 2020.