West Branch Gum Branch

Stream in Delaware, USA

38°49′40″N 075°30′30″W / 38.82778°N 75.50833°W / 38.82778; -75.50833^[1] • elevation55 ft (17 m)^[2] MouthGum Branch

• location

about 2.5 miles east-northeast of Bridgeville, Delaware^[3]

• coordinates

38°45′53″N 075°32′38″W / 38.76472°N 75.54389°W / 38.76472; -75.54389^[1]

• elevation

24 ft (7.3 m)^[3]Length5.61 mi (9.03 km)^[4]Basin size5.68 square miles (14.7 km²)^[5]Discharge • locationGum Branch • average7.07 cu ft/s (0.200 m³/s) at mouth with Gum Branch^[5] Basin featuresProgressionGum Branch → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean^[4]River systemNanticoke RiverTributaries • leftOwens Branch • rightunnamed tributariesBridgesCentury 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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "GNIS Detail – West Branch Gum Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "West Branch Gum Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 4 December 2020.