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West Branch Gum Branch

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]

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

References

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


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