West Branch Gum Branch

West Branch Gum Branch Tributary to Gum Branch
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Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Sussex
Physical characteristics
Source	Johnson Branch divide
• location	about 1 mile southeast of Staytonville, Delaware[2]
• coordinates	38°49′40″N 075°30′30″W[1]
• elevation	55 ft (17 m)[2]
Mouth	Gum Branch
• location	about 2.5 miles east-northeast of Bridgeville, Delaware[3]
• coordinates	38°45′53″N 075°32′38″W[1]
• elevation	24 ft (7.3 m)[3]
Length	5.61 mi (9.03 km)[4]
Basin size	5.68 square miles (14.7 km^2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Gum Branch
• average	7.07 cu ft/s (0.200 m^3/s) at mouth with Gum Branch[5]
Basin features
Progression	Gum Branch → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[4]
River system	Nanticoke River
Tributaries
• left	Owens Branch
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Century Farm Road, DE 16, Wolf Road, Hunters Cove Road, Tuckers Road

West Branch Gum Branch is a 5.61 mi (9.03 km) long 2nd tributary to Gum Branch in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.^[1]

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:^[1]

• West Branch Ditch

Course

West Branch Gum Branch rises about 1 mile southeast of Staytonville, Delaware^[2] and then flows south-southwest to join Gum Branch about 2.5 miles east-northeast of Bridgeville.^[3]

Watershed

West Branch Gum Branch drains 5.68 square miles (14.7 km²) of area, receives about 45.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 709.85 and is about 15% forested.^[5]

See also

• List of Delaware rivers

References

1. "GNIS Detail – West Branch Gum Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. 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. "West Branch Gum Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 4 December 2020.