Stallion Head Branch
Tributary to Gum Branch
Map of Stallion Head Branch mouth location
Map of Stallion Head Branch mouth location
Location of Stallion Head Branch mouth
Map of Stallion Head Branch mouth location
Map of Stallion Head Branch mouth location
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 / 38.82556°N 75.50056°W / 38.82556; -75.50056[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 / 38.82361°N 75.50056°W / 38.82361; -75.50056[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

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]

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



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