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Sandom Branch

Stream in Delaware, USA

39°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; -75.65278^[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 featuresProgressionBlackbird Creek → Delaware Bay → Atlantic OceanRiver systemBlackbird CreekTributaries • 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]

Maps

References

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