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Tyndall Branch
Location of Tyndall Branch mouth
Location of Tyndall Branch mouth
Location of Tyndall Branch mouth
Location of Tyndall Branch mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Deep Creek
Country United States
State Delaware
County Sussex
Physical characteristics
Main source confluence of Stoney Branch and Asketum Branch
about 0.5 miles north of Hardscrabble
28 ft (8.5 m)
38°37′24″N 075°28′41″W / 38.62333°N 75.47806°W / 38.62333; -75.47806
River mouth Deep Creek
about 0.5 miles south-southwest of Old Furnace
10 ft (3.0 m)
38°39′15″N 075°31′28″W / 38.65417°N 75.52444°W / 38.65417; -75.52444
Length 3.58 mi (5.76 km)
Basin features
Progression northwest
River system Nanticoke River
Basin size 16.81 square miles (43.5 km2)
Tributaries
Waterbodies Fleetwood Pond
Bridges US 9
Baker Mill Road
Fleetwood Pond Road

Tyndall Branch is a 3.58 mi (5.76 km) long 3rd order tributary to Tyndall Branch, in Sussex County, Delaware.

Variant names

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

  • Stoney Branch

Course

Tyndall Branch is formed at the confluence of Stoney Branch and Asketum Branch about 0.5 miles north of Hardscrabble in Sussex County, Delaware. Tyndall Branch then flows south-southwest to meet Deep Creek about 0.5 miles south-southwest of Old Furnace.

Watershed

Tyndall Branch drains 16.81 square miles (43.5 km2) of area, receives about 45.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 690.47 and is about 14.38% forested.

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