Asketum Branch (Tyndall Branch tributary)

Asketum Branch Tributary to Tyndall Branch
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Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Sussex
Physical characteristics
Source	Shoal Branch divide
• location	about 0.25 miles southeast of Jones Crossroads
• coordinates	38°36′01″N 075°26′10″W[1]
• elevation	54 ft (16 m)[2]
Mouth	Tyndall Branch
• location	about 0.5 miles north of Hardscrabble
• coordinates	38°37′24″N 075°28′41″W[1]
• elevation	30 ft (9.1 m)[2]
Length	2.23 mi (3.59 km)[3]
Basin size	3.13 square miles (8.1 km^2)[4]
Discharge
• average	2.75 cu ft/s (0.078 m^3/s) at mouth with Tyndall Branch[4]
Basin features
Progression	northwest
River system	Nanticoke River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Hardscrabble Road E Trap Pond Road James Road Hardscrabble Road Beaver Dam Branch

Asketum Branch is a 2.23 mi (3.59 km) long 1st order tributary to Tyndall Branch, in Sussex County, Delaware.

Course

Asketum Branch rises on the Shoal Branch divide about 0.25 miles southeast of Jones Crossroads in Sussex County, Delaware. Asketum Branch then flows northwest to meet Tyndall Branch about 0.5 miles north of Hardscrabble.^[2]

Watershed

Asketum Branch drains 3.13 square miles (8.1 km²) of area, receives about 45.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 665.35 and is about 10.35% forested.^[4]

See also

• List of rivers of Delaware

References

1. "GNIS Detail - Asketum Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
2. "Dukes and Jobs Ditch Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Laurel Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
4. "Asketum Branch Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 15 February 2020.